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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 {{Codeline|macros.texi}}, {{Codeline|octave.info}}, and the {{Codeline|octave.info-#}} 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. | 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 {{Codeline|macros.texi}}, {{Codeline|octave.info}}, and the {{Codeline|octave.info-#}} 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. | ||
=== | ===Create an Application Template for Octave=== | ||
[[File:Platypus.png| | [[File:Platypus.png|350px|thumb|right|Initial Platypus Dialog (click to enlarge)]] | ||
Below, two methods are described for producing an application template for Octave. | |||
====Use Platypus to produce a template for the App bundle==== | |||
To creating an application bundle for MacOS X the utility, [http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus Platypus], is used. Platypus is a developer tool for the Mac OS X operating system which is intended to create native Mac OS X applications from interpreted scripts such as shell scripts or Perl, Ruby and Python programs. | To creating an application bundle for MacOS X the utility, [http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus Platypus], is used. Platypus is a developer tool for the Mac OS X operating system which is intended to create native Mac OS X applications from interpreted scripts such as shell scripts or Perl, Ruby and Python programs. | ||
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* Click the "Create" button. | * Click the "Create" button. | ||
* Save the App bundle template to the location of your choice. | * Save the App bundle template to the location of your choice. | ||
====Use Apple's AppleScript Editor to produce a template for the App bundle==== | |||
[[File:Platypus.png|350px|thumb|right|Initial Platypus Dialog (click to enlarge)]] | |||
The itemized instructions below describe how to create an application template | |||
for Ocave using an AppleScript. | |||
* Run the "AppleScript Editor" and enter the script below. | |||
<nowiki># Run the octave shell script that has be bundled. | |||
tell application "Terminal" | |||
# The script "launch_octave" will call the octave shell script and then close | |||
# this AppleScript when octave exits. | |||
do script quoted form of POSIX path of (path to me) & "Contents/Resources/bin/launch_octave '" & (name of me) & "'; sleep 1; exit" | |||
end tell</nowiki> | |||
* Choose "Save As..." from the <b>File</b> menu. | |||
** Specify the application name in the <b>Save As:</b> field. For this example, use "Octave-3.7.0+.app". | |||
** The <b>Where:</b> field specifies the location the application template will be saved to. | |||
** The <b>File Format:</b> pull down should be set to "Application". | |||
** Of the <b>Options</b>, only "Stay Open" should be checked. | |||
** Click on <b>Save</b>. | |||
===Populate the App Bundle=== | ===Populate the App Bundle=== | ||