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Re: Update Octave Wiki for Mac OS X Build Instructions
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Ben Abbott |
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Re: Update Octave Wiki for Mac OS X Build Instructions |
Date: |
Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:01:46 -0500 |
On Jan 4, 2010, at 9:46 PM, Todd Rovito wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 4, 2010, at 3:48 AM, Todd Rovito wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I would like to help with Octave development so I am getting
>>> familiar with the project and trying to see where my skill set fits
>>> in. My first task was trying to get Octave to compile which took some
>>> time to figure out but I now have it compiling and running on Mac OS
>>> X. I documented the build process in a script file here:
>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3649012/Octave-Build/create-3.2.3.sh
>>>
>>> I started with the build script from the Octave-Forge site that is
>>> used to build Octave.app. The Octave-forge script didn't work on 10.6
>>> so I made some modifications.
>>>
>>> The first thing I would like to do is update the wiki Mac OS X
>>> instructions here:
>>> http://wiki.octave.org/wiki.pl?OctaveForMac
>>>
>>> because the instructions don't work for Snow Leopard 10.6 and version
>>> 3.2.3 of Octave. Is it possible for me to get the password to the
>>> wiki so I can make the change?
>>>
>>> If anybody has any notes/pointers/documentation they want to send to
>>> me on building Octave for Snow Leopard I would be glad to include on
>>> the Wiki or in the build script.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> Todd,
>>
>> Have you tried following the instructions on the page below?
>>
>> http://wiki.octave.org/wiki.pl?UserName
>>
>> Ben
>>
> Thanks for the help Ben!
>
> Maybe I am totally missing something but every time I try to edit a
> page it asks me to "Please Log In to Edit". I am supposed to send a
> request for the password to the octave-dev at lists.sourceforge.net.
> I am assuming that octave-maintainers replaced the octave-dev list?
Its been a while since I obtained a password. So my memory isn't much use.
After a google, it appears that a password must be obtained via email.
http://old.nabble.com/octave-dev-f4193.html
If I infer correctly, the email list is
address@hidden
You may need to create a sourceforge account if you don't already have one. You
can do that by clicking "create accont" at the upper right of the link below.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary
Ben
p.s. please bottom post, so that other who come in late can follow.