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Re: Problems Installing/Running Octave on Mac OS X 10.6.8
From: |
Ben Abbott |
Subject: |
Re: Problems Installing/Running Octave on Mac OS X 10.6.8 |
Date: |
Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:00:24 -0500 |
On Mar 8, 2012, at 7:56 PM, Paul Sims wrote:
> On Mar 8, 2012, at 4:53 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>
>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Paul Sims wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 7:18 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Paul Sims <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 2:13 AM, Paul Sims wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm having some trouble getting Octave to run on my mac, version
>>>>>>> 10.6.8. I followed the octave wiki instructions here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_MacOS_X_Bundle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and got all the files (Octave, GnuPlot, and Aquaterm) into my
>>>>>>> applications folder. I then opened Octave, got the start up message
>>>>>>> with copyright, and entered the first line of code per the instructions
>>>>>>> from the wiki section: Running Octave and Gnuplot from a Terminal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> • sudo touch /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However, I got a message asking for confirmation since this could
>>>>>>> change my settings, which I said yes to and now I can't use Octave. All
>>>>>>> I got was a request for a password which I didn't know. When I click on
>>>>>>> Octave now I get my terminal screen, but with no recognition of Octave,
>>>>>>> no set up screen, etc. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling octave to
>>>>>>> no avail.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any ideas on what I did wrong and what I can do to fix it would be
>>>>>>> GREATLY appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Paul
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The instructions below are only needed if you want to start Octave from
>>>>>> a Terminal's command line.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_MacOS_X_Bundle#Running_Octave_and_Gnuplot_from_a_Terminal
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If that is what you want, did you follow all the instructions ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What does "with no recognition of Octave" mean ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why do you expect a setup screen ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If all you want to do is run Octave you just double-click on the App and
>>>>>> Octave will be run in a Terminal window and begin by displaying the text
>>>>>> below.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -------------------------------
>>>>>> GNU Octave, version 3.4.0
>>>>>> Copyright (C) 2011 John W. Eaton and others.
>>>>>> This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
>>>>>> There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
>>>>>> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. For details, type `warranty'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Octave was configured for "x86_64-apple-darwin10.7.3".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Additional information about Octave is available at
>>>>>> http://www.octave.org.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please contribute if you find this software useful.
>>>>>> For more information, visit http://www.octave.org/help-wanted.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Read http://www.octave.org/bugs.html to learn how to submit bug reports.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For information about changes from previous versions, type `news'.
>>>>>> -------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ben
>>>>>
>>>>> Well shoot, now I feel quite foolish for trying to start from the
>>>>> terminal screen but unfortunately I'm still having problems just trying
>>>>> to start octave.
>>>>>
>>>>> I only copied the first line of code in, hit return, before it asked for
>>>>> a password, which I didn't have. I tried typing but nothing was happening
>>>>> so I quit the program. When I start Octave now it loads the terminal
>>>>> screen and octave in the dock but the octave icon then disappears from
>>>>> the dock and I get the following message on my terminal screen: exec
>>>>> '/Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave'. The heading on
>>>>> my terminal screen reads: "Terminal - login - 80 x 24".
>>>>>
>>>>> When I say with "no recognition of Octave", I mean that I get a heading
>>>>> on my terminal screen that reads "Terminal - login - 80 x 24" instead of
>>>>> the initial one that says "Octave etc. etc. etc.". As to a setup screen,
>>>>> I meant I was expecting the intro paragraph that usually shows up
>>>>>
>>>>> At this point, I'd just like to run the program...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Can you tell us what shows up *in* the Terminal ?
>>>>
>>>> Ben
>>>
>>> When I click on my Octave icon, it opens terminal with the following
>>> message: exec '/Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave'
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> That is what it should do. What happens after that ?
>>
>> If nothing, what happens if you open a terminal window and type ...
>>
>> $ ls -l /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>
>> $ cat /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>
>> Ben
>>
>
> Well, it wouldn't do anything after that message came up. For example, I
> tried typing "2+2" and nothing would happen, it would simply go to the next
> line without computing it.
>
> However, I tried downloading and reloading it for about the fifth time now
> and it's working. The only difference this time is that I deleted it from the
> trash (which you normally don't have to do to delete the file) and I
> redownloaded the program instead of using the dmg file I already had.
> Regardless, it's working and graphing fine now so I appreciate your time and
> help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul
Great. Glad to hear you got it working ... I was running out of ideas.
Ben