Re: Mac OS Installation Questions

[Stefan de Konink]

On Sun, 30 Apr 2006, Ed Selden wrote:

> Questions:
> 1. I downloaded the binary file (went to desktop), and from the terminal
> window performed the command "sudo tar -xvf octave-bin.tar -C /" as
> specified in the directions on the HPC Mac OS site.  Typing "octave",
> however, does not work.  What do I need to do? I didn't locate anything
> named octave either.  (Note, I later noticed that by double clicking on the
> octave tar file in the Mac OS download window, a /usr/local/ set of files
> was produced on the desktop.  I assume I can't use this, correct?)

In terminal type: /usr/local/bin/octave

> 2. The site also recommends downloading AquaTerm and gnuplot.  When I went
> to the AquaTerm site, the download was for PowerPC, so I'm skeptical it will
> work so I didn't download it.  Will it work?  Is it needed for octave to
> run?  The same goes for gnuplot?

i never used AquaTerm, it works with the normal terminal.


Stefan