Re: install pkg

[Alexander Hansen]

> 
> 
>> On Nov 29, 2014, at 6:07 AM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Nov 29, 2014, at 12:53 AM, James Russell <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 28, 2014, at 6:12 AM, 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
>>> 
>>> Ben,
>>> 
>>> Okay, I tried fink.  I ran into a roadblock where it required Java be 
>>> updated, I updated Java Runtime Environment, which is what it indicated, 
>>> and got no progress.  A helpful supporter over at fink said not JRE, JDK, 
>>> which it appears is Java Development Environment.  As I spelled out over at 
>>> that forum there is no clear path to a JDK for Mac OS X 10.10.1 - not to 
>>> say that there is no such thing, just that it is not clear where to find it.
>>> 
>>> I've spent non-trivial parts of days now trying to get Octave running on 
>>> Mac OS X 10.10.1.  Can you tell me how to install JDK to get fink running 
>>> to get ..............?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Jim
>> 
>> I used google to search Apple's support site -> "site:support.apple.com  
>> java jdk yosemite". The first link is below.
>> 
>>      http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1572
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
> 

> On Nov 29, 2014, at 10:42 AM, James Russell <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Ben and others.  The link didn't work (don't know why - gave blank 
> page repeatedly), but I did the same search starting from Apple and found the 
> package.  Note to 'fink beginners' - nowhere is "JDK" referenced at the Apple 
> site.  Remember, you're addressing "beginners".  I've administered systems 
> for > 30 years, but I'm new to fink.
> 
> Jim
> 


Up until about the time 10.7 came out, Apple provided the Java for OS X.  To 
build against it required the “Java SDK” from Xcode.  They then gave that up 
and let Oracle handle Java, but still provide legacy support—albeit not in an 
obvious place.

I’m in the middle of reworking the fink code to make it more obvious what Java 
to download from where.
-- 
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison