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Scilab 2023.0.0 in Windows: console quickly closes

Installed Scilab 2023.0.0, when trying to run it, the console opens and immediately closes.

I have installed: VC_redist.x64.exe

PC configuration:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU C8N26AV Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard L01 v02.75, 04/05/2018
SMBIOS Version 2.7 Embedded Controller Version 255.255 Platform Role Desktop

Z:\>cd C:\Program Files\scilab-2023.0.0\bin\
Z:\>c:
C:\Program Files\scilab-2023.0.0\bin>Scilex.exe
file:///C:/Program%20Files/scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml:6: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0xA8 0x6D 0x65 0x73
 @author Dassault Syst?�mes
file:///C:/Program%20Files/scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml:6: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0xA8 0x6D 0x65 0x73
 @author Dassault Syst?�mes
Error: Could not parse file C:\Program Files\scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml
at line     4 of function scilabQuit Undefined variable: with_module
file:///C:/Program%20Files/scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml:6: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0xA8 0x6D 0x65 0x73
 @author Dassault Syst?�mes
file:///C:/Program%20Files/scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml:6: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0xA8 0x6D 0x65 0x73
 @author Dassault Syst?�mes
Error: Could not parse file C:\Program Files\scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml
file:///C:/Program%20Files/scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml:6: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0xA8 0x6D 0x65 0x73
 @author Dassault Syst?�mes
file:///C:/Program%20Files/scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml:6: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0xA8 0x6D 0x65 0x73
 @author Dassault Syst?�mes
Error: Could not parse file C:\Program Files\scilab-2023.0.0/etc/modules.xml
Solution

  • As a quick workaround (until the new release), you can edit (e.g. with notepad) the following file

    C:\Program Files\scilab-2023.0.0\etc\modules.xml

    Delete line #6

     @author Dassault Systèmes

    or retype the è by making sure that the character will be UTF8 encoded. Scilab should start normally.