MATLAB: Does MATLAB crash with the error: “problem determing the version of java installed”

MATLAB

When I try to open MATLAB on my Mac, it returns the error:

 problem determing the version of java installed

Java Preferences show that Java is installed. "java -version" shows it there as well, but gives the warning:

 dyld: shared cached was built against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache

How do I get MATLAB to work?

From the Terminal, run the following:

sudo update_dyld_shared_cache -force

Afterwards, run this command again:

java -version

There should no longer be a warning, and MATLAB should work.

This bug has been fixed in Release 2012a (R2012a). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

This error will occur if your installation files are located in a path that contains an invalid character.

For MATLAB versions including R2011b and prior, this error will also occur if your installation files are located in a path that contains a space.

Check all folders containing the MATLAB downloaded installation files and remove any spaces or other invalid (non-alphanumeric) characters.

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