Re: Successful build of 3.6.1

[Dr. Alexander Klein]

Am 27.02.2012 um 14:06 schrieb Ben Abbott:

> I'm running Macports, so if there is a way to produce an app-bundle please 
> point it out to me.
> 
> I'm aware that Macports can produce a bundle that can be distributed to other 
> Macports users (contains all the octave related stuff in "/port/loca/l..."), 
> but that is quite different from what I am looking for.

If I understand the MacPorts documentation correctly, you should be able to use

sudo port mpkg octave

to produce a metapackage containing all dependencies, and which can be used 
even without MacPorts.

Of course, people would still have to install X11.app, and open a terminal to 
start it with /ports/local/bin/octave.

If starting it from a terminal is too inconvenient, then a file named 
Octave.command containing just the line

/ports/local/bin/octave

can be placed on the desktop, and has to be made executable by

chmod a+rx ~/Desktop/Octave.command

A double click on the icon should then be sufficient for start octave in a 
terminal.

It's not very elegant, but should work if MacPorts really provides the 
mpkg-functionality.

Best,

        Alex

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