Re: problems with packages on two separate Macs

[Alexander Hansen]

On 1/22/12 11:34 AM, AdHoff wrote:
> Lukas, thanks so much for the quick response. I just tried going directly
> from the server...
> 
> octave-3.4.0:1> pkg install -forge struct
> sh: make: command not found
> 'make' returned the following error: 
> error: called from `pkg>configure_make' in file
> /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.4.0/m/pkg/pkg.m
> near line 1337, column 9
> error: called from:
> error:  
> /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.4.0/m/pkg/pkg.m
> at line 783, column 5
> error:  
> /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/share/octave/3.4.0/m/pkg/pkg.m
> at line 354, column 9
> 
> Same problem. I don't have XCode (I'm guessing this all means I have to) -
> basically because I didn't want to pay the $99 unless it was unavoidable. Do
> I need to suck it up and pay for an Apple Developer account?
> 
> 
> --

As far as I know, you can still get Xcode for free.  Go to
connect.apple.com and follow it where it  redirects you.

Get version 3.1.4 for your 10.5 box and 3.2.6 for your 10.6 box.  If you
wanted Xcode 4.2 for your 10.6 machine, you'd have to pay for _that_.