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=Install MacPorts= | =Install MacPorts= | ||
[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], formerly called DarwinPorts, is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the MacOS X and Darwin operating systems. It is a free/open source software project to simplify installation of other free/open source software. Similar in aim and function to Fink and the BSDs' ports collections, DarwinPorts was started in 2002 as part of the OpenDarwin project, with the involvement of a number of Apple Inc. employees including Landon Fuller, Kevin Van Vechten, and Jordan Hubbard. | |||
An itemized overview of a MacPorts install is below. | |||
* Install XCode: This is done via the MacOS X App Store. | |||
* Follow [http://www.macports.org/install.php MacPorts' installation instructions]. | |||
* MacPorts has good support for Octave. A list of what MacPorts has available for Octave is [http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=octave here]. To install the most recent version of Octave, type {{Codeline|<nowiki>sudo port install octave-devel</nowiki>}} at the Terminal's command line. Octave has many dependencies which will be downloaded and installed prior to Octave. The entire installation process can take a few hours. | |||
==Install an Octave Port== | ==Install an Octave Port== | ||
For the purpose of creating an App bundle using MacPorts, an Octave port must be installed. A standard MacPorts port or a local port may be used. For a local portfile it is first required that a [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/development.local-repositories.html local portfile repository be created] and the local portfile placed there. | |||
Installing an Octave port is done as; | |||
* {{Codeline|<nowiki>sudo port install <portname></nowiki>}} | |||
Where {{Codeline|<nowiki><portname></nowiki>}} is the name of the port. For example, the name of the port for Octave 3.6.x is {{Codeline|<nowiki>octave36</nowiki>}}. | |||
All of Octave's dependencies will also be Installed. MacPorts' Octave port includes the non-GPL Metis. To avoid license violations do not bundle Metis with Octave and then distribute to others. | |||
Once an Octave port is installed the command below may be used to determine / verify the port's version and variants. | |||
* {{Codeline|<nowiki>port installed <portname></nowiki>}} | |||
=Create the MacOS X App Bundle= | =Create the MacOS X App Bundle= | ||
==Produce a DMG of the Octave port and its dependencies== | ==Produce a DMG of the Octave port and its dependencies== | ||
MacPorts provides a feature for [http://guide.macports.org/index.html#using.binaries.binary-packages producing binary packages] with standalone binary installers that are precompiled; they do not require MacPorts on the target system. Binary files created with MacPorts may be either .pkg (Mac OS X Installer Packages), or RPM (RPM Package Manager) format. MacPorts may also process a .pkg package into a Mac OS X .dmg disk image file. The port command shown below will create a DMG type binary installer for the Octave port and all its dependencies. | |||
* {{Codeline|<nowiki>sudo port mdmg <portname></nowiki>}} | |||
If more than one version of Octave is installed, or if more than one variant of Octave has been installed, the version and variant should be included. | |||
* {{Codeline|<nowiki>sudo port mdmg <portname> @<version>+variant1+variant2</nowiki>}} | |||
==Use the DMG to produce the App bundle== | ==Use the DMG to produce the App bundle== | ||
* Download the App Boilerplate from Savannah's task tracker. | |||
*# to be placed on Savannah | |||
* Create a copy of the DMG's contents | |||
*# {{Codeline|<nowiki>sudo mv /opt /opt-save</nowiki>}} | |||
*# Install the DMG. | |||
*# Move the new {Codeline|<nowiki>/opt</nowiki>}} to the directory containing the App Boilerplate. | |||
*# {{Codeline|<nowiki>sudo mv /opt-save /opt</nowiki>}} | |||
* Create the App bundle | |||
<nowiki>VERSION=3.7.0 | |||
APP=Octave | |||
FULLAPP="${APP}-${VERSION}.app" | |||
MACPORTS_PREFIX="./opt/local" | |||
if [ -n "${FULLAPP}" ]; then | |||
mkdir ${FULLAPP} | |||
mkdir ${FULLAPP}/Contents | |||
mkdir ${FULLAPP}/Contents/MacOS | |||
cp -af ${MACPORTS_PREFIX} ${FULLAPP}/Contents/Resources | |||
## Remove symbolic link to octave-$VERSION. This will be replaced by | |||
## a shell script that is part of the Boilerplate | |||
rm ${FULLAPP}/Contents/Resources/bin/octave | |||
fi | |||
cp -pRf Boilerplate/. ${FULLAPP}/. | |||
chmod 731 ${FULLAPP}</nowiki> | |||
=Problems and Restrictions of the App Bundle= | =Problems and Restrictions of the App Bundle= | ||
* Spaces in path to the App bundle | * Spaces in path to the App bundle | ||
* Conflicts with other Aquaterm Installations | * Conflicts with other Aquaterm Installations | ||