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GNU Octave for Mac OS X is readily available using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_management_system package managers] such as [http://www.finkproject.org/ Fink], [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], and [http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ Homebrew].
GNU Octave for Mac OS X is readily available using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_management_system package managers] such as [http://www.finkproject.org/ Fink], [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], and [http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ Homebrew].


About version numbers (as of June 2016):
About version numbers (as of April 2017):


*The 4.0.x are current releases.
*The 4.2.x are current releases.
*The 3.8.x are previous releases.
*The 4.0.x are previous releases.
*The 3.6.x are old releases.
*The 3.8.x or earlier are very old releases.
*The 3.4.x are very old releases.


==Installing a Mac OS X Bundle==
==Installing a Mac OS X Bundle==
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Good progress has been made on creating a reliable App bundle for Octave on Mac OS X. Approaches using [http://www.macports.org MacPorts] and [http://brew.sh Homebrew] have been considered.
Good progress has been made on creating a reliable App bundle for Octave on Mac OS X. Approaches using [http://www.macports.org MacPorts] and [http://brew.sh Homebrew] have been considered.


* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2016-06-06-binary-octave-4.0.2/octave_gui_402.dmg/download download Octave 4.0.2 with graphical user interface]  (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 download Octave 4.0.3 with graphical user interface]  (OS X 10.9+),
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2016-06-06-binary-octave-4.0.2/octave_cli_402.dmg/download download Octave 4.0.2 with command line interface]  (OS X 10.9+)


The wiki includes a [[Create_a_MacOS_X_App_Bundle_Using_Homebrew| tutorial]] on how the application bundle is created using Homebrew. The [[Create_a_MacOS_X_App_Bundle_Using_MacPorts|Macports approach]] has been abandoned.
To compile and create the application bundle yourself, see the instructions on [[Create_a_MacOS_X_App_Bundle_Using_Homebrew|how to create the bundle using Homebrew]]. (See instructions on [[Create_a_MacOS_X_App_Bundle_Using_MacPorts|how to create a bundle using Macports]] for reference, but this approach is not currently being used.)


==Octave server VM installer for OSX 10.10 Yosemite and OS X 10.11 El Capitan==
==Octave 4.0.2 VM installer for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra==
[http://deepneural.blogspot.fr/p/welcome.html Configuration files] that cause Vagrant to automatically download and configure an Octave server VM under OS X including 10.10 Yosemite. The install process pulls down the latest stable Linux version of Octave at the time of installation. All software used in running this server VM is open source (Vagrant, VirtualBox, Octave). The Octave server will run headless, and display the Octave GUI and graphics on the host via the Mac's native X-windows server. The recommended configuration ensures that by default user files written by the GUI are in a folder shared with the Mac's filesystem, and the VM suspends automatically when the user quits the GUI. Any edited files then persist in the Mac's shared folder.
[http://deepneural.blogspot.fr/p/welcome.html Point and click configuration files] that cause Vagrant to automatically download and configure an Octave 4.0.2 server VM under OS X including 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan and 10.12 Sierra. The install process pulls down Octave 4.0.2 from the repository. All software used in running this server VM is open source (Vagrant, VirtualBox, Octave). The Octave GUI and graphics will display seamlessly on the Mac via the Mac's native X-windows server, while the server runs headless.. The recommended configuration ensures that by default user files written by the GUI are in a folder shared with the Mac's filesystem, and the VM suspends automatically when the user quits the GUI. Any edited files then persist in the Mac's shared folder.


==Binary installer for OSX 10.9.1==
==Binary installer for OSX 10.9.1==
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[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], formerly called DarwinPorts, is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS 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.
[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], formerly called DarwinPorts, is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS 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.


====Simple Installation Instructions====
Following instructions are made for MacPorts 2.3.4 on '''Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)''' and '''GNU Octave 4.0.3''' in the first place:
Following instructions are made for MacPorts 2.3.4 on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) in the first place:


'''MacPorts Installation'''
====MacPorts Installation====
You have to install MacPorts prior to the Octave installation anyway.
*Install "Xcode" via the Mac App Store and the "Xcode Command Line Tools" as described at [http://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode MacPorts' installation instructions].
*Install "Xcode" via the Mac App Store and the "Xcode Command Line Tools" as described at [http://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode MacPorts' installation instructions].
*Install the appropriate [https://www.macports.org/install.php MacPorts version] for your OS X version. If you had installed Mac Ports in the past already, update it first by typing {{Codeline|sudo port selfupdate}} and {{Codeline|sudo port upgrade outdated}} in the terminal.
*Install the appropriate [https://www.macports.org/install.php MacPorts version] for your OS X version. If you had installed Mac Ports in the past already, update it first by typing {{Codeline|sudo port selfupdate}} and {{Codeline|sudo port upgrade outdated}} in the terminal.
====Basic Installation Instructions====
*Now an Octave installation should work with {{Codeline|sudo port install octave}} out-of-the-box but for some reasons the next lines are worth reading.
*If you decide to do the custom Octave installation ignore the point above and go to the next chapter. The custom installation will consume more (compilation) time. The basic installation may work for the most users.
====Custom Installation Instructions====
For best performance, variability and reliability the custom installation is suggested.


'''Preliminary Port Installations'''  
'''Preliminary Port Installations'''  
*Because of a problem with the "atlas" port - on which Octave depends - it is necessary to build it with the here specified variant prior to the Octave port installation: {{Codeline|sudo port install atlas +gcc5}}. This can last for many hours. Do this overnight. If a prior atlas installation failed, do {{Codeline|sudo port clean atlas}} before reinstallation.
*The new Octave 4 port relies on the accelerator variant. Unfortunately this variant is known for some problems (see below). A better alternative is the "atlas" port, it is necessary to build it with the here specified variant prior to the Octave port installation: {{Codeline|sudo port install atlas +gcc5}}. This can last for many hours. Do this overnight. If a prior atlas installation failed, do {{Codeline|sudo port clean atlas}} before reinstallation.
*Octave depends on arpack, too. Unfortunately arpack is installed with the ''accelerate'' variant by default. The ''accelerate'' variant uses Apple's Vector Libraries which have some known bugs that can cause Octave to crash if using certain functions in arpack. To avoid this install arpack with the ''atlas'' variant instead of the ''accelerate'' variant {{Codeline|sudo port install arpack -accelerate+atlas}}. You can even do this after you installed Octave. The new variant become active by default.
*Octave depends on arpack, too. Unfortunately arpack is installed with the ''accelerate'' variant by default. The ''accelerate'' variant uses Apple's Vector Libraries which have some known bugs that can cause Octave to crash if using certain functions in arpack. To avoid this install arpack with the ''atlas'' variant instead of the ''accelerate'' variant {{Codeline|sudo port install arpack -accelerate+atlas}}. You can even do this after you installed Octave. The new variant become active by default.


'''Octave Installation'''
'''Octave Installation'''
*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|sudo port install octave}} or if you want the experimental graphic user interface (GUI) {{Codeline|sudo port install octave +qtgui+gui}} 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 some time.
*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|sudo port install octave -accelerate+atlas}} 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 some time.
*Note that {{Codeline|octave-devel}} has been replaced by {{Codeline|octave}}, see [https://trac.macports.org/changeset/114034 MacPorts Revision 114034].
*Note that {{Codeline|octave-devel}} has been replaced by {{Codeline|octave}}, see [https://trac.macports.org/changeset/114034 MacPorts Revision 114034].
*The variant installed may be important to the user's experience.  The available variants for  {{Codeline|octave}} are displayed by typing {{Codeline|port variants octave}}.  In MacPorts 2.3.4 the variants ''atlas'', ''gcc5'' and ''glgui'' are installed by default (marked with '+' sign in {{Codeline|port variants octave}} output). If you need Java support add the new Java variant (+java). A installed Java JRE is mandatory. Go To the Oracle [https://www.java.com/ Java website] for Download. The following command works fine: {{Codeline|sudo port install octave +qtgui+gui+java+metis}}
*The variant installed may be important to the user's experience.  The available variants for  {{Codeline|octave}} are displayed by typing {{Codeline|port variants octave}}.  In MacPorts 2.3.4 the variants ''accelerate'', ''app'', ''docs'', ''fltk'', ''gfortran'', ''graphicsmagic'', ''qt4gui'' and ''sound'' are installed by default (marked with '+' sign in {{Codeline|port variants octave}} output). If you need Java support add the new Java variant (+java). A installed Java JRE is mandatory. Go To the Oracle [https://www.java.com/ Java website] for Download. The following command works fine: {{Codeline|sudo port install octave -accelerate+atlas+java}}
*If Octave crashes when plotting use the Gnuplot graphic toolkit instead of FLTK. Type {{Codeline|graphics_toolkit('gnuplot')}} in Octave before plotting. For using the nicer wxt-terminal of Gnuplot, type {{Codeline|setenv("GNUTERM","wxt")}} in Octave. To make this the standard behavior append both commands in one of Octave's startup files e.g. your {{Codeline|~/.octaverc}}. To close the graphic window of gnuplot use the Octave command {{Codeline|close()}} to get rid of the Gnuplot instance instead of using the close button of the window.
*<s>If Octave crashes when plotting use the Gnuplot graphic toolkit instead of FLTK. Type {{Codeline|graphics_toolkit('gnuplot')}} in Octave before plotting. For using the nicer wxt-terminal of Gnuplot, type {{Codeline|setenv("GNUTERM","wxt")}} in Octave. To make this the standard behavior append both commands in one of Octave's startup files e.g. your {{Codeline|~/.octaverc}}. To close the graphic window of gnuplot use the Octave command {{Codeline|close()}} to get rid of the Gnuplot instance instead of using the close button of the window.</s>
*The first plot after startuing Octave 4 can last a while.


====Detailed Installation Instructions====
====Detailed Installation Instructions====
To get detailed instructions from start to end on one page, refer [http://blog.hani-ibrahim.de/en/octave-mac-os-x-el-capitan-install.html Hani's Omnium Gatherum].
To get detailed instructions from start to end on one page, refer [http://blog.hani-ibrahim.de/en/octave4-mac-os-x-el-capitan-install.html Hani's Omnium Gatherum].
 
====Update problems====
If an update fails you may chosen incompatible variants in a prior installation. See [http://blog.hani-ibrahim.de/en/octave4-upgrade-via-macports.html Octave 4 upgrade via MacPorts fails after “port upgrade outdated”] for details


===Homebrew===
===Homebrew===
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<pre>brew update && brew upgrade
<pre>brew update && brew upgrade
brew install octave</pre>
brew install octave</pre>
This would install octave with the default dependencies. Note that the default dependencies include java runtime environment. If you do not have java installed, homebrew would guide you to do that. Or you can type {{Codeline|brew install octave --without-java}} to remove its dependency on java.
This would install octave with the default dependencies.  
 
Note: If brew complains about:
<pre>
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/ghostscript/9.14...
Error: Could not symlink share/ghostscript/Resource
/usr/local/share/ghostscript is not writable.
</pre>
This is telling you the user permissions for ghostscript are not setup in a way that your user profile can use. You need to change those permissions to your user profile.
The following command will repair the issue:
<pre>
sudo chown -R `whoami` /usr/local/share/ghostscript
brew link --overwrite ghostscript
</pre>
Then run the brew install command again for octave.


Note: If brew complains about not having a formula for octave, the following command should fix it:
Note: If brew complains about not having a formula for octave, the following command should fix it:
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