Buggy Matlab Installation under Mac OSX 10.9.4

Hello,

Since updating to OSX 10.9 I encountered several problems with my matlab installation. I already updated Java and reinstalled matlab again. The problems are reproducable under different machines (same OS) and with R2013a as well as R2014a.

The problems are:

1. Long "initalization" at startup
2. opening the documentation freezes matlab instantly and can only be forced to close (whole app)
3. Internal Error (matlab crash) for a specific code, see below.

To illustrate my problem in a bit more detail I prepared a small example. The purpose of the code is to search for synonyms in a cellarray of strings,compare them to a library and replace them.

The "fun" thing is that I made this example from real code I use. The code is almost the same, just simplified in terms of data. The example runs fine, the real code not. When I run the code within the function of the real code manually it works like a charme. When running it by invoking the function it crashes. See crashlog

So, does anyone have a hint for me how to get matlab working again? :)

Test.m

clear all; clc

A = dataset;
A.col1 = {'test';'Computer';'does not work'};
A.col2 = {'Test1';'Hot Dog';'Burrito'};
A.col3 = {'Test2';[];'works'};
A.col4 = {'Test3'};

B = {'My little Test1 works';'My little Test1 works';'My little Test3 works';'My little Test2 works'};

[C] = test_func(A,B);

Test Function

function C = test_func(A,B)

      for i = 1:size(A,1)
          for synonym = 2:size(A,2)
              if isempty(A.(synonym){i}) == false
                 B = regexprep(B,A.(synonym){i},A.col1{i});
              end
          end
      end

      C = B;
  end

Crashlog:

MATLAB crash <file:/Users/leon/matlab_crash_dump.3893-1>:

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Segmentation violation detected at Mon Aug 4 11:48:33 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Configuration: Crash Decoding : Disabled Current Visual : Quartz Default Encoding : ISO-8859-1 MATLAB Architecture: maci64 MATLAB Root : /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app MATLAB Version : 8.3.0.532 (R2014a) Operating System : Darwin 13.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 Processor ID : x86 Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel Virtual Machine : Java 1.7.0_11-b21 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode Window System : Quartz

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination: Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault): RAX = 000000011bd014a0 RBX = 000000010e737d5b RCX = 00007fc63d56aa70 RDX = 00007fc6373b5060 RSP = 00007fc63f07c520 RBP = 0000000000008000 RSI = 0000000000000001 RDI = 0000000000000101

   R8 = 0000000000000100   R9 = 0000000000000001
  R10 = 0000000000000000  R11 = 00007fc63f16b7b8
  R12 = 000000011bd014f0  R13 = 00000001133313b6
  R14 = 00007fc6373b5060  R15 = 00007fc63f07ed50

RIP = 0000000000000001  RFL = 00007fc638002940

   CS = 000000011bd01720   FS = 00000001133b7ed5   GS = 0000000000000000

Stack Trace (from fault): [ 0] 0x000000010e7da874 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwfl.dylib+00030836 ZN2fl4diag15stacktrace_base7captureERKNS0_14thread_contextEm+00000052 [ 1] 0x000000010e7de2aa /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwfl.dylib+00045738 _ZN2fl4test17terminate_handledEv+00000906 [ 2] 0x000000010e7ddcf5 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwfl.dylib+00044277 _ZN2fl4diag13terminate_logEPKcPK17_darwin_ucontext+00000117 [ 3] 0x000000010e34ad07 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00269575 Z32mnRunPathDependentInitializationv+00003127 [ 4] 0x000000010e34aff8 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00270328 _Z32mnRunPathDependentInitializationv+00003880 [ 5] 0x000000010e34881a /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00260122 mnFatalSignalHandler+00000298 [ 6] 0x00007fff8926e5aa /usr/lib/system/libsystem_platform.dylib+00013738 _sigtramp+00000026 [ 7] 0x00007fc631dd1e01 unknown-module+00000000 [ 8] 0x00000001133b7ed5 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00184021 [ 9] 0x00000001133b8f96 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00188310 [ 10] 0x00000001133cd828 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00272424 [ 11] 0x00000001133c4329 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00234281 [ 12] 0x00000001133bad78 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00195960 [ 13] 0x00000001133ba7d1 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00194513 [ 14] 0x000000011339178a /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00026506 [ 15] 0x00000001133baaec /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00195308 [ 16] 0x00000001133c4ff4 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00237556 [ 17] 0x00000001133ba7d1 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00194513 [ 18] 0x000000011339178a /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00026506 [ 19] 0x00000001133baaec /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00195308 [ 20] 0x00000001133c4ff4 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00237556 [ 21] 0x00000001133ba7d1 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00194513 [ 22] 0x00000001133c9620 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00255520 [ 23] 0x00000001133c6951 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00244049 [ 24] 0x00000001133cc36a /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00267114 [ 25] 0x00000001133c9b45 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00256837 [ 26] 0x000000011339178a /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00026506 [ 27] 0x000000011338d9a9 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00010665 [ 28] 0x00000001133d58dc /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_parser.dylib+00305372 _Z11mps_M_to_IRIcEP9term_nodePbPP13variable_nodePmPS6_S6_PP9M_token_TIT_ES6_PPP9_constantPP15_M_parse_tree_TIS9_EP10_M_to_IR_TIS9_EPKS9_SP_PKN5boost13make_unsignedIS9_E4typeEmN16fn_is_function_TIS9_E4typeEPvSZ_N15fn_find_class_TIS9_E4typeEN16fn_is_variable_TIS9_E4typeESZ_ib+00000252 [ 29] 0x000000011290279c /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00894876 _ZN6Mfh_mp14inCompileMfileEPKc+00001276 [ 30] 0x000000011290382a /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00899114 _ZN6Mfh_mp21inCompileMOrLoadPFileEv+00000362 [ 31] 0x000000011226ed88 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00339336 _ZN8Mlm_file7load_mfEv+00000168 [ 32] 0x000000011222648e /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00042126 _ZN13Mlm_MATLAB_fn8try_loadEv+00000158 [ 33] 0x000000011226d887 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00333959 _ZN8Mfh_file11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000071 [ 34] 0x0000000112919b62 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00990050 Z19inDispatchFromStackiPKcii+00001522 [ 35] 0x00000001128a4a90 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00510608 inCallFcnFromReference+00000768 [ 36] 0x00000001128ce291 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00680593 inPcodeWalker+00007073 [ 37] 0x00000001128ca097 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00663703 inInterPcode+00000871 [ 38] 0x00000001128cb310 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00668432 _Z26inExecuteMFunctionOrScriptP6Mfh_mpb+00000896 [ 39] 0x000000011293ff9b /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+01146779 _Z10inRunMfileiPP11mxArray_tagiS1_P6Mfh_mpP15inWorkSpace_tag+00003163 [ 40] 0x000000011226dac7 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00334535 _ZN8Mfh_file11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000647 [ 41] 0x0000000112919b62 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00990050 Z19inDispatchFromStackiPKcii+00001522 [ 42] 0x00000001128a4a90 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00510608 inCallFcnFromReference+00000768 [ 43] 0x00000001128ce291 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00680593 inPcodeWalker+00007073 [ 44] 0x00000001128ca097 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00663703 inInterPcode+00000871 [ 45] 0x00000001128cb310 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00668432 _Z26inExecuteMFunctionOrScriptP6Mfh_mpb+00000896 [ 46] 0x000000011293ff9b /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+01146779 _Z10inRunMfileiPP11mxArray_tagiS1_P6Mfh_mpP15inWorkSpace_tag+00003163 [ 47] 0x000000011226dac7 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00334535 _ZN8Mfh_file11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000647 [ 48] 0x000000011290695c /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00911708 _Z23inEvalPcodeHeaderToWordP15_memory_contextiPP11mxArray_tagP12_pcodeheaderP6Mfh_mpj+00000220 [ 49] 0x00000001128c55bb /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00644539 _Z25in_local_call_with_setjmpIN5boost3_bi6bind_tIvPFvP15_memory_contextPiPP11mxArray_tagP12_pcodeheaderjENS1_5list5INS1_5valueIS4_EENS0_3argILi1EEENSG_ILi2EEENSE_ISA_EENSE_IiEEEEEEEN6mlutil14cmddistributor17inExecutionStatusET_S5_S8_b+00000171 [ 50] 0x00000001128c09d9 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00625113 _Z12inEvalStringP15_memory_contextRKSbItSt11char_traitsItESaItEE8EvalTypeiPP11mxArray_tag12inDebugCheckP12_pcodeheaderPib+00002713 [ 51] 0x00000001128c0f5d /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_interpreter.dylib+00626525 _ZN12InterpBridge22EvalCmdWithLocalReturnERKSbItSt11char_traitsItESaItEEPibb+00000141 [ 52] 0x00000001121b38ad /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00051373 _Z28evalCommandWithLongjmpSafetyRKSbItSt11char_traitsItESaItEE+00000093 [ 53] 0x00000001121b3f5d /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00053085 _Z8mnParserv+00000717 [ 54] 0x000000010e336d22 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00187682 _ZN11mcrInstance30mnParser_on_interpreter_threadEv+00000034 [ 55] 0x000000010e3115ba /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00034234 _ZN3mcr7runtime17InterpreterThread4Impl26invocation_request_handlerEl+00000058 [ 56] 0x000000010df00395 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwservices.dylib+00127893 _ZN10eventqueue18UserEventQueueImpl5flushEv+00001269 [ 57] 0x000000011311d2d5 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwuix.dylib+00037589 _Z25isHandleUserEventCallbackPFvPvE+00000485 [ 58] 0x000000010dfa2565 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwservices.dylib+00791909 _Z21svWS_ProcessCallbacksv+00016261 [ 59] 0x000000010df9de42 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwservices.dylib+00773698 _Z25svWS_ProcessPendingEventsiib+00000834 [ 60] 0x000000010df9db4e /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwservices.dylib+00772942 _Z25svWS_ProcessPendingEventsiib+00000078 [ 61] 0x000000010e3117ff /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00034815 _ZN3mcr7runtime17InterpreterThread4Impl14process_eventsERKN5boost10shared_ptrIS2_EE+00000095 [ 62] 0x000000010e311b03 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00035587 _ZN3mcr7runtime17InterpreterThread4Impl3runERKN5boost10shared_ptrIS2_EEPNS2_12init_contextE+00000323 [ 63] 0x000000010e30cb68 /Applications/MATLAB_R2014a.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00015208 _Z26run_init_and_handle_eventsPv+00000056 [ 64] 0x00007fff89e4e899 /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib+00006297 _pthread_body+00000138 [ 65] 0x00007fff89e4e72a /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib+00005930 _pthread_struct_init+00000000 [ 66] 0x00007fff89e52fc9 /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib+00024521 thread_start+00000013

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