Re: install pkg

[ESMERALDA PODA]

Thank you! Is this version of Xcode compatible with Octave?

On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Nov 28, 2014, at 9:01 AM, c. <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On 28 Nov 2014, at 13:01, ESMERALDA PODA <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Here are the info:
>> OSX Yosemite 10.10.
>> Attached you find details about XCode
>
> from what you previously posted I infer you are using the
> 3.8.0 binary distribution for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), downloaded
> forom OctaveForge, is that correct?
>
> That version is not meant for use on OSX 10.10 Yosemite,
> if it happens to work that is by pure accident, but I doubt you
> will ever be able to install packages with it.
>
> You need to reinstall Octave in order to be able to compile
> the io package, currently the best options you have to do so
> are via a package manager like Fink [1], Macports [2] or homebrew [3].
>
> I will probably  prepare a release of Octave 3.8.2 for OSX 10.10
> some time (late) next month, so if you are not confortable using a
> package manager you may want to wait for that.
>
> c.
>
> [1] http://www.finkproject.org/
> [2] https://www.macports.org/
> [3] http://brew.sh/

For Yosemite, I strongly encourage using Fink.  The help-list full of many examples of individuals having trouble with both homebrew and Macports on Yosemite.

Ben