Re: problems with packages on two separate Macs

[Alexander Hansen]

On 1/22/12 2:30 PM, Lukas Reichlin wrote:
> On 22.01.2012, at 17:54, Alexander Hansen wrote:
> 
>> 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_
> 
> You can download the tools for free, but you need to register with an e-mail 
> address. That's all.
> http://developer.apple.com/
> 
> IIRC XCode 4.2 won't install on 10.6, it requires 10.7. You can download 
> XCode 4.2 from the App Store at no cost.
> 
> Lukas
> 

It's available for 10.6 if you have a paid developer account, or as an
upgrade if you paid for the developer preview before Lion came out.