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andydavison

23 Jul, 2013 02:19 PM

I'm benchmarking a whole collection of Mac systems and used to use the Geekbench command line tool to make this really quick and straightforward. However, having installed the latest version of Geekbench on my Mac, there is no option to install the command line tool. Attempting to run /Applications/Geekbench.app/Contents/Resources/geekbench_x86_64 results in the error 'Illegal instruction: 4'.

How do I run Geekbench from the command line on a Mac these days?

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by John on 04 Sep, 2013 07:48 AM

   

   I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

   Could you send us any crash logs so we can investigate the problem? Crash logs are located in the Library folder. To locate the Library folder, choose 'Go to Folder' from Finder’s 'Go' menu and type:

   ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
   

   Please send us any files in that directory that have Geekbench (or geekbench) in the filename.

   Thanks,
   John

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2. 2 Posted by andydavison on 25 Sep, 2013 09:54 AM

   

   Hi John,

   Thanks for getting back to me, and apologies for the delay in responding myself. On a clean OS X 10.8.5 system running Geekbench v2.4.3, any attempt to run the command line binary 'geekbench_x86_64' results in the "Illegal instruction: 4" error.

   I've attached the crash log from the system. I see mention of the sandboxing system in OS X, so I'm wondering if this is an effect of this and if there is any way around it?

   Thanks,

       Andy.

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by John on 03 Oct, 2013 03:19 AM

   

   Hi Andy,

   Did you purchase Geekbench 2 from the Mac App Store or from the Primate Labs Store?

   Thanks,
   John

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4. 4 Posted by andydavison on 04 Oct, 2013 02:06 PM

   

   It was purchased from the Mac App Store - I wasn't sure you could order it any other way!

   Cheers,

      Andy.

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by John on 19 Nov, 2013 01:36 PM

   

   Hi Andy,

   I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

   Unfortunately the command-line utility is not available in Geekbench from the Mac App Store due to Apple security requirements. I would be happy, though, to transfer your App Store license into a website license. Could you email me directly at john at primatelabs dot com and I'll take care of it?

   Thanks,
   John

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