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** Once installed, install the Command Line Tools from XCode's Apple Menu > Preferences > Downloads. | ** Once installed, install the Command Line Tools from XCode's Apple Menu > Preferences > Downloads. | ||
*Follow [https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation Homebrew's installation instructions]. | *Follow [https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation Homebrew's installation instructions]. | ||
* | * Import the scientific computing packages, including Octave. | ||
<pre>brew tap homebrew/science</pre> | |||
To install Octave, update to the latest package definitions, install {{Codeline|gfortran}}, and then Octave. | |||
<pre>brew update && brew upgrade | |||
brew install gfortran | |||
brew install octave</pre> | |||
The command below upgrades Octave and its dependencies to the latest Homebrew-supported versions. | |||
brew update && brew upgrade | |||
Octave has many dependencies which will be downloaded and installed prior to Octave. The entire installation process can take a few hours. | |||
In case of trouble, see the [https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/troubleshooting Homebrew Troubleshooting Guide], which assists in diagnosing problems and craft useful bug reports. Bugs may be reported at [https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-science/issues?state=open Homebrew-science's issue tracker]. | |||
==Create a launcher app with AppleScript== | ==Create a launcher app with AppleScript== | ||