changeset 938:48f905163410 octave-forge

Updating info to reflect current state
author persquare
date Wed, 21 May 2003 20:53:39 +0000
parents 95178cedbc08
children 9e4e73003c55
files INSTALL.MacOSX
diffstat 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/INSTALL.MacOSX	Wed May 21 20:52:39 2003 +0000
+++ b/INSTALL.MacOSX	Wed May 21 20:53:39 2003 +0000
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-This document describes how to install octave-forge on Mac OS X 10.2 running octave 2.1.40 and 2.1.45 through 2.1.46 with a working mkoctfile.
+This document describes how to install octave-forge on Mac OS X 10.2 running octave version 2.1.40 or 2.1.45 through 2.1.48.
 
-If you don't have a working install of octave a short how-to install octave follows next. A more detailed text can be found in extras/MacOSX/doc/.
+If you don't have a working install of octave a brief instructions to install octave follows next. A more detailed text can be found in extras/MacOSX/doc/.
 
 Install OCTAVE on Mac OS X 10.2.x
 =================================
-1)  Get octave-2.1.46.tar.gz from http://www.octave.org/download.html
+1)  Get octave-2.1.48.tar.gz from http://www.octave.org/download.html
+
+2)  Make sure you have the following installed: Dec2002 (or later) DevTools, a working Fortran compiler, readline, and texinfo or tetex.
 
-2)  Unpack it and run './configure' _without_ arguments unless you know exactly what you are doing
+3)  Unpack it and run './configure' _without_ arguments unless you know exactly what you are doing
 
-3)  Edit config.h so that the line: 
+4)  Edit config.h so that the line: 
 
     /* #undef HAVE_DYLD_API */
 
@@ -16,9 +18,9 @@
 
     #define HAVE_DYLD_API 1
 
-4) run 'make' followed by 'sudo make install'
+5) run 'make' followed by 'sudo make install'
 
-5) Test the setup by running 'mkoctfile hello.cc' in octave's examples directory.
+6) Test the setup by running 'mkoctfile hello.cc' in octave's examples directory.
 You should get a file hello.oct that can be run in octave
 
 
@@ -35,24 +37,16 @@
 
 Set PROGS to an empty string in FIXES/Makefile (Can't override builtins on OSX, yet)
 
-Change the options to cp in octinst.sh to read:
-
-    cp -Rfp $files $opath 
-
-insted of 
-    
-    cp -fdp $files $opath
-
 2) Installation
 ---------------
-Run './configure' (run './autogen.sh' if you are working with CVS sources)
+Run './configure' (run './autogen.sh' first if you are working with CVS sources)
 Run 'make' and 'sudo make install'
 
 3) Post-install
 ---------------
 Add the paths specified in the install output to your ~/.octaverc file
 
-4) Feedback, improvements etc.
+4) Questions, feedback, improvements etc.
 ----------------
 Provide feedback. Just because something compiles and installs it isn't guaranteed to be sane...
 
@@ -60,3 +54,8 @@
 
 Add new stuff. 
 
+Check the wiki page: 
+http://www.gnufans.net/octave.pl?ScaryOctave 
+to see if your questions have been answered already, or to share knowledge.
+
+