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What to do When Receiving an Error Saying IDL/ENVI Installer Can't be Opened on macOS Catalina or Later

What to do When Receiving an Error Saying IDL/ENVI Installer Can't be Opened on macOS Catalina or Later

4/10/2020

(This help article applies to both ENVI 5.5.3 / IDL 8.7.3 and ENVI 5.6 / IDL 8.8. We are working to resolve this issue in a future release of ENVI and IDL.) If you receive an error on macOS Catalina saying IDL/ENVI can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software, here are the steps to get up and running. If... Read More >

Installing or Reinstalling XQuartz if Upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina Causes Issues

Installing or Reinstalling XQuartz if Upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina Causes Issues

2/12/2020

When Catalina has been upgraded, the Desktop will include a folder containing “Relocated Items.” If you had XQuartz previously installed before upgrading to Catalina, it may have been quarantined within the "Relocated Items" folder. In our testing, we did not find the relocation of these files to cause issues, however,... Read More >

Configuring an Existing Installation of IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3 After Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina

Configuring an Existing Installation of IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3 After Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina

2/5/2020

If you had IDL or ENVI installed and working on prior versions of macOS, upgraded to macOS 10.15 Catalina, and are now experiencing issues in using IDL or ENVI, please follow the steps detailed in this Help Article. NOTE: For prior versions of IDL or ENVI, we recommend that you upgrade to the newest release, IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3.... Read More >

Getting ENVI 5.5.3 and IDL 8.7.3 Up and Running on macOS 10.15 Catalina

Getting ENVI 5.5.3 and IDL 8.7.3 Up and Running on macOS 10.15 Catalina

1/29/2020

Beginning with IDL 8.7.3 and ENVI 5.5.3, macOS 10.15 (Catalina) is a supported platform for these products. However, because of the enhanced security provided with Catalina, getting IDL and ENVI to work properly on this platform can pose extra challenges not seen on prior versions of macOS. This help article provides steps to allow users of... Read More >

macOS Catalina 10.15, ENVI/IDL, and Legacy Java 6 Dependencies

macOS Catalina 10.15, ENVI/IDL, and Legacy Java 6 Dependencies

10/10/2019

This article addresses ENVI/IDL's current dependency on legacy Java 6 libraries. Java 6 is used by the IDL Development Environment, by ENVI, bridge processes, as well as some newer graphics routines. L3Harris Geospatial Development is working to move off this legacy Java 6 dependency, but for now you will require this version to be... Read More >