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Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8
From: |
Ben Abbott |
Subject: |
Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8 |
Date: |
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:51:28 -0400 |
On Apr 5, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Dudley Brooks wrote:
> On 4/5/12 4:28 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 7:14 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Dudley Brooks wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/5/12 2:47 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Dudley Brooks wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/5/12 2:35 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:17 PM, Dudley Brooks wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 4/5/12 1:40 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Dudley Brooks wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I followed all the instructions on the page
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_MacOS_X_Bundle
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Specifically:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> sudo touch /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> sudo ln -s
>>>>>>>>>> /Applications/gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot
>>>>>>>>>> /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> sudo touch /usr/local/bin/octave
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> sudo ln -s
>>>>>>>>>> /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>>>>>>>>> /usr/local/bin/octave
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But when I typed
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> octave
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I got "permission denied".
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Nevertheless, when I typed
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> env
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I found that /usr/local/bin *is* in PATH
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The next instructions said that I should then e-mail here.
>>>>>>>>>> Suggestions? Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please verify you get the following.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ls -l /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 bpabbott admin 2968 Apr 21 2011
>>>>>>>>> /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's there, and so is gnuplot. They both show up, with the correct
>>>>>>>> permissions. One small question, since my unix is rusty: octave
>>>>>>>> shows -rwxrwxrwx and gnuplot shows -rwxrwxrwx@ -- what's the
>>>>>>>> difference?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And I don't understand: if it's -rwxrwxrwx, how can there be
>>>>>>>> "permission denied"?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ok. Now try to run Octave without the link. Just type the part below at
>>>>>>> the shell prompt.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, that works.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok. Now fix the links. First, delete the old ones.
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo rm /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>>> sudo rm /usr/local/bin/octave
>>>>>
>>>>> ... and then recreate them.
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo touch /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo ln -s /Applications/gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot
>>>>> /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo touch /usr/local/bin/octave
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>>>> /usr/local/bin/octave
>>>>>
>>>>> Ben
>>>>
>>>> I notice that ls -l /usr/local/bin/octave gives -rw-r--r-- Evidently
>>>> that's where the execute permission is denied. But why is it that way?
>>>> Can I merely do a chmod?
>>>
>>> ok. Try ...
>>>
>>> chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/octave
>>> chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>
>>> Ben
>>
>> I've added this part to the wiki. Please confirm this works for you.
>
> Nope. I got
>
> "chmod: Unable to change file mode on /usr/local/bin/octave: Operation not
> permitted"
>
> "Unable to change file mode on /usr/local/bin/gnuplot: Operation not
> permitted"
oops. Try ...
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/octave
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
Ben
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, (continued)
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8,
Ben Abbott <=
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/05
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Dudley Brooks, 2012/04/06
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/06
- Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Ben Abbott, 2012/04/06
Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8, Glenn Eychaner, 2012/04/09