Re: How to install Octave 4.0.1 on OS X Yosemite

[Vic Norton]

Keep up the good work, Sebastian. My Homebrew version of Octave 4.0.0 is 
working perfectly on my iMac OSX 10.11.4. I’m sure I will be able to update to 
Octave 4.0.1 with no difficulty when it becomes available —- with the simple 
command
   ~$ brew update octave
on Terminal.

Regards,

Vic

> On Apr 16, 2016, at 5:29 AM, Sebastian Schöps <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Dear all, 
> 
> there is an extensive description here how to compile Octave via homebrew
> and how to make and distribute the binary as DMG:
> 
> http://wiki.octave.org/Create_a_MacOS_X_App_Bundle_Using_Homebrew
> 
> IMHO the advantages of Homebrew are that it tries to minimize the
> replication of libraries (the old octave binary based on macports was huge),
> the community is very friendly and it is developed by scientists for
> scientists. 
> 
> Sadly, the feedback from the Octave community for creating a Octave binary
> was not very enthusiastic. I posted a beta but I did not get much feedback
> (some of you may recall). Actually we had recently a sponsor who wanted to
> pay for the binary but nobody wanted to take the money. So, finally, I
> stopped working on the octave wikie page and binary. I am still maintaining
> the homebrew formula (4.0.1 is almost ready) and I am using the octave mac
> binary only internally at my university.
> 
> We could make a new attempt to update the wiki page and create a binary
> release but then I need to be sure that I get some help.
> 
> Bye
> Sebastian
> 
> 
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