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=== MacPorts ===
=== MacPorts ===


[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], formerly called DarwinPorts, is a is a free and open-source package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the macOS and Darwin operating systems. It is 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, 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.


'''Install GNU Octave using MacPorts:'''
'''Install GNU Octave using MacPorts:'''