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==Pre-requisites==
==Pre-requisites==
Setup your system the same way as described on the page [[Octave for Debian systems]]. The next step, required to generate the documentation, is to tweak a bit the texlive configuration file: (remember cygwin as no sudo command)
Setup your system the same way as described on the page [[Octave for Debian systems]]. The next step, required to generate the documentation, is to tweak a bit the texlive configuration file: (remember cygwin has no sudo command)


     vi /usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c
     vi /usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c
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This way:
This way:
# the Octave libs and binaries are generated, they will be copied into their destination directory
# The Octave libs and binaries have been generated, they will be copied into their final destination directory.
# the doc has still to be built. With the modified "run-octave", the executable which will be called is the version just installed during the previous step. Now the doc generation will succeed, and so will its installation.
# the doc has still to be built. With the modified "run-octave", the executable which will be called is the version just installed during the previous step. Now the doc generation will succeed, and so will its installation.


Enjoy!  
Enjoy!


Before building Octave from scratch on a Mac OS X platform you need to install several GNU programs and libraries that are not shipped with your Mac. This descriptio111n will guide you through the procedure of GNUifying your Mac OS X step by step, so that you are then be able to configure, compile, install and run the Octave program.
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