Re: Which version of Octave?

[Paul Kienzle]

Yes of course a nice binary is possible on the mac.   But doing so
requires a combination of time, interest and knowledge of mac
programming.  So far all three have not appeared in one individual.

Paul Kienzle
address@hidden

On Mar 23, 2004, at 5:41 PM, Henry F. Mollet wrote:

> Hi Joe,
> So let me bring this back to octave on Mac. Installation of Octave on 
> Mac is
> apparently much more difficult than it should be unless you're a Unix 
> guru.
> If I upgrade to Panther, I'd rather not read a bash manual. Should Mac 
> not
> mean easy installation of Octave? Something corresponding to a binary 
> .exe
> as is available for Windows? Why do we need Fink or DarwinPorts to be 
> able
> to install Octave? As much as I try, I just don't understand nor need 
> this
> complication regarding the installation or upgrading of octave on a 
> Mac.
> Henry
>
>
> on 3/23/04 1:12 PM, Joe Koski at address@hidden wrote:
>
> > on 3/23/04 11:30 AM, Henry F. Mollet at address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > > Joe,
> > > Why could you not change to tcsh (advanced csh) as your default 
> > > shell? Is
> > > the bash shell, similar to the Bourne shell, not a step backward?
> > > Henry
> > This is probably not the proper forum for the UNIX shell debate. The 
> > bash
> > shell is now the "standard" for OS X Panther. I could apparently 
> > switch back
> > to tcsh without installing anything.
> >
> > Years ago, when I was using the Korn shell (K-shell) on HP machines 
> > and I'd
> > ask how to do something, the local UNIX gurus would always reply with
> > something like "I don't know, I use C-shell." My thought is that 
> > staying
> > with the "standard" shell will avoid this type of answer for questions
> > directed toward the Apple/Panther community.
> >
> > The more pertinent issues may be: Which shell is prevalent on the 
> > Linux
> > machines that seem to be the native habitat for Octave? Is there a 
> > shell
> > that has some particular advantages for the Octave user?
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > > on 3/22/04 7:42 PM, Joe Koski at address@hidden wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks to all for their suggestions on how to install the latest 
> > > > Octave and
> > > > octave-forge under Panther on a Mac. As soon as I feel a bit more
> > > > comfortable with the (new to me) bash shell, I think I'll try to 
> > > > build
> > > > Octave 2.1.57, perhaps from cvs. So far, I have the developer tools 
> > > > (gcc),
> > > > X11, and g77 successfully installed and tested. A bash manual is in 
> > > > the mail
> > > > from Amazon. Stay tuned...
> > > >
> > > > Joe Koski
> > >
> > >
> > >
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