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These install instructions are verified to work for the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ October 04, 2011 binary for Octave 3.4.0], hosted on sourceforge. | |||
These install instructions are verified to | |||
= Download the DMG = | = Download the DMG = | ||
The latest MacOS X binary (DMG) available is for Octave-3.4.0. Click on this [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ link] to download. | The latest MacOS X binary (DMG) available is for Octave-3.4.0. Click on this [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ link] to download. | ||
Once it has been downloaded, double-click on the dmg to mount the disk image. It is | Once it has been downloaded, double-click on the dmg to mount the disk image. It is recomended that Gnuplot is installed prior to Octave. | ||
= Install Gnuplot & Aquaterm = | = Install Gnuplot & Aquaterm = | ||
Look in the 'Extras' folder and find the gnuplot-4.4.3-aqua-i386.dmg disc image. Double-click this dmg to mount the Gnuplot disk image. | |||
On this disk is the OS X binary for Gnuplot. The Gnuplot package includes and relies on Aquaterm for displaying plots using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_(graphics_layer) Apple's Quartz graphics layer]. Alternatively, X11 can be used. However, the pleasant anti-aliasing features of Quartz will are not included with X11 on MacOS X. | |||
It is unclear how to tell Gnuplot whether to use X11 or Aquaterm. | |||
Move the 'Gnuplot' icon to your Applications folder. For purpose of this discussion - this is assumed to be /Applications. If you are using a local Applications folder (/~/Applications) appropriate modification of the paths specified below will be necessary. | |||
This Gnuplot application includes Aquaterm. It is located at /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/lib/Aquaterm.app If you need it for some other application, this is the path that will find it. But don't move it to the upper level of the Applications folder, or else Gnuplot will not know where to find it. | |||
NOTE: The GnuPlot in the 'Extras' folder does not work, due to some library version issues. Instead you could install a GnuPlot binary from http://www.miscdebris.net/upload/gnuplot-4.2.5-i386.dmg. | |||
= Install Octave = | = Install Octave = | ||
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= Running Octave and Gnuplot from a Terminal = | = Running Octave and Gnuplot from a Terminal = | ||
Starting Octave from the command line requires one further step to inform bash (your shell) where the Octave binary is located. This is accomplished through the bash initialization file ~/.bashrc (the leading "." means it's normally invisible in the finder). To run Octave and Gnuplot from a terminal, symbolic links will be used. | |||
Starting Octave from the command line requires one further step to inform bash (your shell) where the Octave binary is located. This is accomplished through the bash initialization file ~/.bashrc (the leading "." means it's normally invisible in the finder). To run Octave and Gnuplot from a terminal, symbolic links will be used | |||
* Open a new terminal window, and enter the commands below. | * Open a new terminal window, and enter the commands below. | ||
** {{Codeline|sudo ln - | ** {{Codeline|sudo touch /usr/local/bin/gnuplot}} | ||
** {{Codeline|sudo ln - | ** {{Codeline|sudo ln -s /Applications/Gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot /usr/local/bin/gnuplot}} | ||
** {{Codeline|sudo touch /usr/local/bin/octave}} | |||
** {{Codeline|sudo ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave /usr/local/bin/octave}} | |||
* Test that everything is ok. | * Test that everything is ok. | ||
** In a Terminal window type the command below. | ** In a Terminal window type the command below. | ||
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*** {{Codeline|sombrero ()}} | *** {{Codeline|sombrero ()}} | ||
If Octave did not run | If Octave did not run, check to ensure that your PATH includes /usr/local/bin. | ||
* From the Terminal prompt, type, | * From the Terminal prompt, type, | ||
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** Save ~/.bashrc and exit | ** Save ~/.bashrc and exit | ||
* If the PATH does include /usr/local/bin, help may be requested by posting to [https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave Octave's email list]. Please provide a detailed description of what you've tried and what the results were. | * If the PATH does include /usr/local/bin, help may be requested by posting to [https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave Octave's email list]. Please provide a detailed description of what you've tried and what the results were. | ||