Re: Trying to get started

[Ben Abbott]

On Mar 30, 2013, at 8:58 PM, Gary Nelson wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> Running Mac OSX 10.8.3 with latest XCODE installed 
> 
> Took suggestion to install MacPorts. Followed instructions as best I could.  
> 
> Suggests I go to terminal and do this
> 
> localhost:~ garynelson$ sudo port install octave-devel +atlas+docs
> Password:
> Warning: The Command Line Tools for Xcode don't appear to be installed; most 
> ports will likely fail to build.
> Warning: See 
> http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.xcode.html
>  for more information.
> --->  Computing dependencies for octave-develError: Unable to execute port: 
> can't read "build.cmd": Failed to locate 'make' in path: 
> '/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin' or at its 
> MacPorts configuration time location, did you move it?
> localhost:~ garynelson$ 
> 
> 
> Woops.    I find no reference anyplace in XCODE to installation of Command 
> Line Tools. 
> 
> My goal is to get Octave going.  I have developed a fair amount of SciLab 
> code and find that this latest 10.8.3 OS plus latest Scilab 5.4.0 do not make 
> a happy marriage. Also, math tools for Octave seem much richer so I would 
> like to get going asap.  
> 
> Thanks.

Did you try the instructions from the link?

        http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.xcode.html

Ben