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To start the Octave GUI without typing commands in Terminal every time, please create a launcher app with the Script Editor as described below. | To start the Octave GUI without typing commands in Terminal every time, please create a launcher app with the Script Editor as described below. | ||
===Spack=== | |||
→ ''Link to [https://github.com/spack/spack/blob/develop/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py Octave package] there.'' | |||
To install the '''Command Line Tools''' type in the [https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/welcome/mac Terminal App]: | |||
sudo xcode-select --install | |||
Follow the [https://spack-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial_basics.html Spack tutorial] and type in the Terminal App: | |||
spack install octave | |||
spack load octave | |||
octave --gui | |||
{{Note|The entire installation process can '''take up to a few hours'''. Octave has many dependencies which will be downloaded and installed prior to Octave.}} | |||
In case of trouble, please visit the [https://github.com/spack/spack/issues Spack repo issues list], and browse through Octave related issues by writing <code>is:issue octave</code> in the filters box. | |||
== Create a launcher app with the Script Editor == | == Create a launcher app with the Script Editor == |