shell command on matlab command line shows error

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Hi All,
I am using student version of Matlab on Mac OS
I am trying to execute a batch file (modflow.bat) in matlab
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cat basic.bas > picto12_15.bas
tail -13098 picto09_12.fhd >> picto12_15.bas
~/modflow/src/mf2005 picto12_15.nam > chick
cat basic.bas > picto15_18.bas
tail -13098 picto12_15.fhd >> picto15_18.bas
~/modflow/src/mf2005 picto15_18.nam > chick
cat basic.bas > picto18_21.bas
tail -13098 picto15_18.fhd >> picto18_21.bas
~/modflow/src/mf2005 picto18_21.nam > chick
cat basic.bas > picto21_24.bas
tail -13098 picto18_21.fhd >> picto21_24.bas
~/modflow/src/mf2005 picto21_24.nam > chick
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this batch file runs fine on the command line of mac. but when I did
!sh modflow.bat
it gives the error
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found:
__gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
dyld: Symbol not found: __gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
modflow.bat: line 3: 8527 Trace/BPT trap ~/modflow/src/
mf2005 picto12_15.nam > chick
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found:
__gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
dyld: Symbol not found: __gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
modflow.bat: line 6: 8532 Trace/BPT trap ~/modflow/src/
mf2005 picto15_18.nam > chick
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found:
__gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
dyld: Symbol not found: __gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
modflow.bat: line 9: 8535 Trace/BPT trap ~/modflow/src/
mf2005 picto18_21.nam > chick
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found:
__gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
dyld: Symbol not found: __gfortran_transfer_character_write
Referenced from: /Users/ashutoshsingh/modflow/src/mf2005
Expected in: /Applications/MATLAB_R2011a.app/sys/os/maci64/
libgfortran.3.dylib
modflow.bat: line 12: 8538 Trace/BPT trap ~/modflow/src/
mf2005 picto21_24.nam > chick
sh modflow.bat: Trace/breakpoint trap
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Can anyone tell me where is the problem
Thanking You and Regards
Ashutosh Singh
  2 Comments
Kaustubha Govind
Kaustubha Govind on 1 Aug 2011
Perhaps MATLAB is running in an environment different from the system shell. It looks like your LD_LIBRARY_PATH setting in MATLAB may be different from that in the shell. Try running MATLAB from the system shell and see if it gets the right setting.
Ashu Singh
Ashu Singh on 2 Aug 2011
Hi,
I tried running from the system shell. The same problem again. Any other suggestion. Where can I change the path in MATLAB of LD_LIBRARY_PATH and to what should I change it to.

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Accepted Answer

Ashu Singh
Ashu Singh on 2 Aug 2011
Hi,
The problem was with the env variable DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH I used the following command to setup the env variable in matlab and now it works fine.
setenv('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', '/usr/local/bin/');
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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 14 Oct 2011
I don't know if this info about DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH will help, but it might:
http://superuser.com/questions/282450/where-do-i-set-dyld-library-path-on-mac-os-x-and-is-it-a-good-idea
Kent Conover
Kent Conover on 30 Apr 2012
It turns out that R experts do not approve of this solution. Here is an official approach that involves setting a symbolic link from /usr/local/bin to the R library:
sudo ln -s /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/R /usr/local/bin/R
See: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html#Command-line-version-of-R

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Petar Bakalov
Petar Bakalov on 28 Oct 2011
I had a similar problem and this fixed it! Thanks for posting!

Kent Conover
Kent Conover on 25 Apr 2012
This solution also works to integrate the statistical programming language R (<http://www.r-project.org/>) into Matlab. The system call "R CMD BATCH My_R_Script.R" works when the proper environmental variable is set via: "setenv('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', '/usr/local/bin/');" I really appreciate this posting!
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Kent Conover
Kent Conover on 30 Apr 2012
It turns out that R experts do not approve of this approach to the solution. Here is an official approach that involves setting a symbolic link from /usr/local/bin to the R library:
ln -s /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/R /usr/local/bin/R
See: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/RMacOSX-FAQ.html#Command-line-version-of-R

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