MATLAB 2018a -MacOS 10.13.5 - Crash on application start

I installed MATLAB and SIMULINK for use with the Arduino Engineering Kit on a Mac running 10.13.5. Installation and activation works perfect.

If try to start MATLAB_2018a the application crashes imediatly:

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Application Specific Information:
[753] stack overflow

The system language is set to English, Update 3 is installed and JDK is 8u171

Does anyone else have this problem, or is this a known issue?

Thanks, Christian

[Hans Scharler]

If you want help with the Arduino Engineering Kit, I recommend that you use the MATLAB Maker Community and start a discussion.

Answer 1

[Michael Haws]

Try executing matlab from the command line with the -nosplash argument :

/Applications/MATLAB_R2018a.app/bin/matlab -nosplash

appears to be a good workaround.

Michael Haws

[Emanuel Bombasaro]

works on OS X 10.11.6 as well.

Thank you so very much Michael!

[Christian Egger]

This workaround does it perfect on MacOS 10.13.5. Thank you!

Answer 2

[Michael Haws]

I also have this problem on my 10.13.5 release and have reported it to them. No help yet.

Answer 3

[CJ Godfrey]

I was getting the same error as the OP. I can confirm the proposed work-around from Michael Haws does result in a successful start of Matlab and the hardware support packages for Arduino Engineering Kit are installing fine.

-CJ

[Kyle Perry]

Hello,

This error can be resolved by starting MATLAB with the -nosplash startup flag. I have attached a link below that explains this error in further detail and how to resolve it.

Why do I get 'MATLAB quit unexpectedly' when starting R2018a in High Sierra? https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/407378

Answer 4

[Bastien Barbé]

I have the same problem, some insight would be appreciated :).

[Kyle Perry]

Hello Bastien,

This error can be resolved by starting MATLAB with the -nosplash startup flag. I have attached a link below that explains this error in further detail and how to resolve it.

Why do I get 'MATLAB quit unexpectedly' when starting R2018a in High Sierra? https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/407378

Answer 5

[Dan Doherty]

Michael Haws's case is currently being worked by MathWorks technical support. Once we determine how to resolve the issue we will reply on this thread. I'm very sorry for the inconvenience.

Dan

Answer 6

[Marco Tullio Diana]

I have the same problem.

[Kyle Perry]

This error can be resolved by starting MATLAB with the -nosplash startup flag. I have attached a link below that explains this error in further detail and how to resolve it.

Why do I get 'MATLAB quit unexpectedly' when starting R2018a in High Sierra? https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/407378

Answer 7

[Emanuel Bombasaro]

same problem here, but on OS X 10.11.6..

Cheers,

[Kyle Perry]

Hello,

This error can be resolved by starting MATLAB with the -nosplash startup flag. I have attached a link below that explains this error in further detail and how to resolve it.

Why do I get 'MATLAB quit unexpectedly' when starting R2018a in High Sierra? https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/407378