Octave for macOS: Difference between revisions
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Homebrew is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS X operating system. It is a free/open source software project to simplify installation of other free/open source software. It is similar in aim and function to MacPorts and Fink. It was written by Max Howell and has gained popularity in the Ruby on Rails community and earned praise for its extensibility. | Homebrew is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS X operating system. It is a free/open source software project to simplify installation of other free/open source software. It is similar in aim and function to MacPorts and Fink. It was written by Max Howell and has gained popularity in the Ruby on Rails community and earned praise for its extensibility. | ||
====Simple Installation Instructions==== | ====Simple Installation Instructions==== | ||
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*Install XCode: This is done via the MacOS X App Store. | *Install XCode: This is done via the MacOS X App Store. | ||
*Follow [https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation Homebrew's installation instructions]. | *Follow [https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation Homebrew's installation instructions]. | ||
*[http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ Homebrew] has good support for Octave. To install Octave, type {{Codeline|<nowiki>brew install octave</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. | *[http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ Homebrew] has good support for Octave. To install Octave, type {{Codeline|<nowiki>brew install homebrew/science/octave</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. | ||
==Create a launcher app with AppleScript== | ==Create a launcher app with AppleScript== | ||