[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #41251] gsed not included in OSX installer binary

[John Swensen]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41251>

                 Summary: gsed not included in OSX installer binary
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: jpswensen
            Submitted on: Thu 16 Jan 2014 10:34:29 AM EST
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: jpswensen
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.8.0
        Operating System: Mac OS

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Details:

I was trying to build an Oct file using the mkoctfile script inside the .app
bundle from the OctaveForge website. It complained about not being able to
find gsed. I know from my own experience building on OSX that the default sed
doesn't play nice with the Octave build process and I usually use the macports
or fink gsed instead. 

I then installed a recent version of gsed in /opt/local and then made a
symbolic link for gsed in the /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin
directory and then mkoctfile worked fine.

I guess I was expecting that since the .app bundle contains all the other
possible dependencies included that the gsed binary would have been included
also so that mkoctfile could be used out-of-the-box from within the .app
bundle. I expect this was accidental, but thought I would make a bug report
anyway.




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