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On macOS systems GNU Octave can be installed by: | |||
# macOS App Bundles '''"Octave.app"''' (a single [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Disk_Image dmg-file]) | |||
# macOS [[#Package Managers|package managers]]. | |||
{{Note|'''GNU Octave {{Release}}''' is the current stable release.}} | {{Note|'''GNU Octave {{Release}}''' is the current stable release.}} | ||
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== macOS App Bundles == | == macOS App Bundles == | ||
The [https://octave-app.org/ Octave.app project] | The [https://octave-app.org/ Octave.app project] provides an unofficial ready-to-use macOS App Bundle installer based on [[#Homebrew|Homebrew]] (see below). | ||
* [https://octave-app | * [https://github.com/octave-app/octave-app/releases Download installer from GitHub] | ||
A '''very old''' installer is hosted on SourceForge. | |||
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2016-07-11-binary-octave-4.0.3/octave_gui_403_appleblas.dmg/download macOS App Bundle of Octave 4.0.3 (with GUI)] (OS X 10.9+) | * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2016-07-11-binary-octave-4.0.3/octave_gui_403_appleblas.dmg/download macOS App Bundle of Octave 4.0.3 (with GUI)] (OS X 10.9+) | ||
== Package Managers == | == Package Managers == | ||
All [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager package managers] below are given in alphabetical order. The Octave developers do not recommend a certain package manager. | |||
=== Homebrew === | === Homebrew === | ||
→ '' | → ''Link to [https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/octave Octave package] there.'' | ||
[https://brew.sh/ Homebrew] was written 2009 by Max Howell and has gained popularity in the Ruby on Rails community and earned praise for its extensibility. | [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew] was written 2009 by Max Howell and has gained popularity in the Ruby on Rails community and earned praise for its extensibility. | ||
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# Ensure brew itself has the latest definitions <pre>brew update</pre> | # Ensure brew itself has the latest definitions <pre>brew update</pre> | ||
# Install Octave <ref>Homebrew has updated some of its scripts. To install Octave as of May 14, 2020, provide the migrated full path by running <code>brew install homebrew/core/octave</code> instead. [Citation needed!]</ref><pre>brew install octave</pre> | # Install Octave <ref>Homebrew has updated some of its scripts. To install Octave as of May 14, 2020, provide the migrated full path by running <code>brew install homebrew/core/octave</code> instead. [Citation needed!]</ref><pre>brew install octave</pre> | ||
==== Further reading ==== | ==== Further reading ==== | ||
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=== MacPorts === | === MacPorts === | ||
→ '' | → ''Link to [https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/math/octave/Portfile Octave package] there.'' | ||
[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], formerly called 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. | [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], formerly called 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. | ||
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===Spack=== | ===Spack=== | ||
→ '' | → ''Link to [https://github.com/spack/spack/blob/develop/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py Octave package] there.'' | ||
[https://spack.io/ Spack] is a package management tool that supports the installation of multiple versions of software on macOS and other operating systems. It was created 2013 by Todd Gamblin and is currently being updated and developed by a large list of contributors (mainly via [https://github.com/spack/spack GitHub]). | [https://spack.io/ Spack] is a package management tool that supports the installation of multiple versions of software on macOS and other operating systems. It was created 2013 by Todd Gamblin and is currently being updated and developed by a large list of contributors (mainly via [https://github.com/spack/spack GitHub]). | ||