#602 Work-around needed for setting path (version 4.2)
I use Freemat in some of the math classes that I teach; I have found it to be the best MATLAB emulator (of the three big ones) for classroom use since it is so user-friendly and I can spend more time of the course concepts rather than software issues. It does have some bugs though and the very generous team Samit Basu's (the creator) do not always have the time and resources to fix the bugs as the come up. Anyway, our fall classes recently started and I have run into the following serious bug. I am using Windows 7, 64 bit OS on a PC.
Previously, when I used the path tool to set the path, Freemat always crashed. This is a known bug. But it was not so bad, I could just restart Freemat and all would be fine-with the new path that I had set now incorporated. It still works like that on my old PC. But when I installed Freemat on my new PC, the bug behaved worse. After setting the path with the path tool, Freemat still crashed, as before, but when I restarted Freemat, there was no prompt showing in the command window. When I enter any command (e.g., even something simple like 2+2) and hit enter, nothing happens. I tried the usual things: rebooting, uninstalling and reinstalling Freemat, even using the system restore and trying to start over. I even tried on a fresh install to use the "setpath" command rather than the path tool, but the same problem occured. I really need a fix for this soon, since we'll be using a lot of existing programs and writing some new ones. If anyone can help with that I (and my students) would be most grateful.
I am attaching a sreenshot of the lame Freemat command window (showing the inputted commands, with no prompts and no outputs). I will also post this bug on Freemat's website. I am also including a screenshot of the error window that pops up after using the path tool.
2nd attached graphic (for ticket #602)