Re: Octave 3.4.0 for Mac OS X

[Ben Abbott]

On Apr 8, 2011, at 4:37 AM, Julien Salort wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've built a new version of Octave-3.4.0 for Mac OS X (i386):
> <http://upload.grenoble.cnrs.fr/telechargement/mJaV077cuu/octave-3.4.0-i386.dmg>
> 
> It now has  been compiled with optimization options  and with flags that
> make it compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 (as far as I know).
> 
> There is  still an  issue with  the version of  gfortran that  is packed
> inside the  bundle: it  won't start on  Mac OS  X 10.5. This  means that
> people running Mac OS X 10.5  will have to install their own gfortran if
> they want to compile packages that requires fortran...
> 
> Can people confirm if this version launches fine on their macs ?
> 
> There is  also a problem  with the fltk  backend: it is not  possible to
> resize the window. I've tried to  apply some patches that were posted on
> this list a while ago without much success.
> In addition, using  the Edit->GUI menuitem from the  menubar in the fltk
> window crashes octave.
> 
> Apart from that,  I've been using this version for my  work for a couple
> of days and it seems to work for me...
> 
> Julien

The resize problem has been encountered before.  However, I do not recall who 
reported it or if they were running MacOS or Linux (pretty sure it wasn't 
Windows). Also, I don't think it occurred for everyone.

My faint recollection is that the resize problem is fixed in the developer's 
sources. There is a discussion on the maintainers list where it has been 
suggested 3.4.1 incorporate all changes since 3.4.0. Are you up to trying to 
create a dmg for the developers sources? 

Regards
Ben