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{{Warning|This page is outdated (October 2019).  For more recent information, see [[Octave for macOS]].}}
== Caveats ==
== Caveats ==


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===Install an Octave Port===
===Install an Octave Port===


MacPorts' Octave port includes the non-GPL [http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/views/metis METIS]. To avoid license violations do not bundle Metis with Octave and then distribute to others. In order to eliminate the Metis dependency, a local portfile may be used, and edited to remove metis.  A second motivation to use a local portfile is that the portfiles for the 3.4.x and 3.6.x series did not include all dependencies for the <code>print</code> feature.  The missing dependencies are [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=epstool epstool], [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=pstoedit pstoedit], and [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=transfig transfig].  A third motivation for a local portfile is to provide additional flexibility in resolving problems with creating an Octave DMG using the <code>port mdmg ...</code> command .
MacPorts' Octave port includes the non-GPL [http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/views/metis METIS]. To avoid license violations do not bundle Metis with Octave and then distribute to others. In order to eliminate the Metis dependency, a local portfile may be used, and edited to remove metis.  A second motivation to use a local portfile is that the portfiles for the 3.4.x and 3.6.x series did not include all dependencies for the <code>print</code> feature.  The missing dependencies are [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=epstool epstool], [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=pstoedit pstoedit], and [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=transfig transfig].  A third motivation for a local portfile is to provide additional flexibility in resolving problems with creating an Octave DMG using the <code>port mdmg ...</code> command.  For macports 2.1.3, having the <code>xorg-libx11</code> as a dependency for Octave has been found to cause the <code>port mdmg octave-local ...</code> command to fail.  The <code>xorg-libx11</code> dependency may be avoided by specifying <code>-x11+no_x11-docs</code> as variants and by dropping the dependence to <code>transfig</code> (which has <code>xpm</code> as a dependency and <code>xpm</code> depends upon several <code>xorg-*</code> ports.


A [[Prototype MacPorts PortFile|prototype portfile]] has been prepared, which does not depend upon METIS and does depend upon <code>epstool</code>, and <code>pstoedit</code> (there is no <code>transfig</code> dependency since it generates an <code>xorg-libx11</code> dependency). After [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/development.local-repositories.html creating a local portfile repository] an Octave portfile may be added to the local repository using the commands below.
A [[Prototype MacPorts PortFile|prototype portfile]] has been prepared, which does not depend upon METIS and does depend upon <code>epstool</code>, and <code>pstoedit</code> (there is no <code>transfig</code> dependency since it generates an <code>xorg-libx11</code> dependency). After [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/development.local-repositories.html creating a local portfile repository] an Octave portfile may be added to the local repository using the commands below.
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  <nowiki>sudo port mdmg octave-devel @3.6.4+atlas+fltk+gcc47-x11+no_x11-metis+llvm32+ssl+qt</nowiki>
  <nowiki>sudo port mdmg octave-devel @3.6.4+atlas+fltk+gcc47-x11+no_x11-metis+llvm32+ssl+qt</nowiki>


In the event errors such as the one below are encountered, the ports implicated ({{Codeline|<nowiki>t1lib</nowiki>}} in this case) must be clean prior to creating the dmg.
In the event errors such as the one below are encountered, the ports implicated (<code> gtk2 </code> in this case) must be clean prior to creating the dmg.


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<pre>Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state.</pre>
<pre>Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state.</pre>


The DMG will be placed in the port's {{Codeline|<nowiki>work</nowiki>}} directory.  If a local portfile is used, a symbolic link to the {{Codeline|<nowiki>work</nowiki>}} directory will be placed in the directory containing the portfile.  In this instance the DMG can be found in {{Codeline|<nowiki>~/ports/math/octave-local/work</nowiki>}}.
The DMG will be placed in the port's <code>work</code> directory.  If a local portfile is used, a symbolic link to the <code>work</code> directory will be placed in the directory containing the portfile.  In this instance the DMG can be found in <code>~/ports/math/octave-local/work</code>.


The DMG produced using the [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Prototype_MacPorts_PortFile prototype portfile's] does not include everything needed for Octave.  Both <code>macros.texi</code>, <code>octave.info</code>, and the <code>octave.info-#</code> files are missing.  Until the cause for these missing files is identified and resolved, they will have to be copied manually to the App bundle (one possibility is that the <code>+docs</code> variant is not used.  Including the <code>+docs</code> variant would bundle many of the <code>xorg</code> ports as well as all of <code>texlive</code>.
The DMG produced using the [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Prototype_MacPorts_PortFile prototype portfile's] does not include everything needed for Octave.  Both <code>macros.texi</code>, <code>octave.info</code>, and the <code>octave.info-#</code> files are missing.  Until the cause for these missing files is identified and resolved, they will have to be copied manually to the App bundle (one possibility is that the <code>+docs</code> variant is not used.  Including the <code>+docs</code> variant would bundle <code>texlive</code> port as well as <code>xorg-libx11</code> and several other <code>xorg-*</code> ports.


===Create an Application Template for Octave===
===Create an Application Template for Octave===
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** This will allow for a fully automatic build of an App bundle from a shell script.
** This will allow for a fully automatic build of an App bundle from a shell script.
* Also use an AppleScript to record the creation of a MacOS X Octave icon.
* Also use an AppleScript to record the creation of a MacOS X Octave icon.
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