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> ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/octave /usr/bin/octave # this is a good way of inserting octave in your PATH so it can be started from the command line | > ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/octave /usr/bin/octave # this is a good way of inserting octave in your PATH so it can be started from the command line | ||
Now to make sure that /usr/bin is in your path do: | |||
> env | > env | ||
this should produce several lines of text in response including something like : PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local:/bin:/sbin:'''/usr/bin:'''/usr/sbin:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin -- check to see that /usr/bin: is included | |||
If it is, octave and gnuplot should work fine now. If not, we need to go to the .bashrc file. This is a(n invisible) file that sets things that are important to you up every time you open a new terminal window. Type this at the prompt: | If it is, octave and gnuplot should work fine now. If not, we need to go to the .bashrc file. This is a(n invisible) file that sets things that are important to you up every time you open a new terminal window. Type this at the prompt: | ||
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> open .bashrc # opens it in your editor (probably Textedit) | > open .bashrc # opens it in your editor (probably Textedit) | ||
type this in the editor: | |||
PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin; | PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin; | ||
export PATH | export PATH | ||
save and close | |||
Things should work now ....... Open a new terminal window and type 'octave' then 'sombrero(24)' at the prompt. | Things should work now ....... Open a new terminal window and type 'octave' then 'sombrero(24)' at the prompt. | ||