Re: GSoC: Improve binary packaging on Mac OS X

[Michael Goffioul]

On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:

On Aug 3, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Anirudha Bose wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> I would like to have some input on how to proceed with building app bundles for Mac OS X. I have written a post about it in my blog [1].
>
> Ben, I have read your wiki page on creating app bundles for Mac OS X using Macports. Since you are experienced with this, so maybe you can help me get started. I suppose there is no app bundle for the current Octave release.
>
> [1] http://anigsoc2013.wordpress.com/
>
> Regards,
> Anirudha

I haven't had time to put a bundle together for the latest release.  And if I did, it would only run on X86_64 based CPUs running Lion or Mountain Lion (Macports doesn't provide universal versions of all ports needed to satisfy Octave's dependencies).  I'm not familiar with MXE, but perhaps universal builds are possible?

In any event, the first step is to build Octave and all its dependencies and in a common directory tree.  

At first glance, this sounds like a job for MXE.

Michael.