Re: Octave 6.0.90 test release available on alpha.gnu.org

[Andrew Janke]

On 8/28/20 3:07 AM, Markus Mützel wrote:
> Am 28. August 2020 um 03:45 Uhr schrieb "Andrew Janke":
> > On 8/27/20 9:38 AM, John W. Eaton wrote:
> > > The following files are now available for testing from alpha.gnu.org in
> > > the directory gnu/octave
> > >
> > >    -rw-r--r--   32508461 Aug 26 19:54 octave-6.0.90.tar.gz
> > >    -rw-r--r--   21424489 Aug 26 19:54 octave-6.0.90.tar.lz
> > >    -rw-r--r--   25050816 Aug 26 19:55 octave-6.0.90.tar.xz
> > >
> > >    -rw-r--r--  352766877 Aug 27 13:21 octave-6.0.90-w64-installer.exe
> > >    -rw-r--r--  341029732 Aug 27 13:25 octave-6.0.90-w64.7z
> > >    -rw-r--r--  586445094 Aug 27 13:31 octave-6.0.90-w64.zip
> > >
> > > Please report any new issues using the release tag 6.0.90 in the bug
> > > tracker.
> > >
> > > jwe
> > Is this ready for me to build up a Homebrew formula for Mac
> > installation, and start working on a Mac Octave.app build for it?
> >
> > Sorry, I've been really busy at work lately and not really keeping up
> > with Octave development.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andrew
> I'd say go ahead with a Mac Octave.app for that version when your schedule 
> allows it.
> If nothing major comes up during the next days or weeks(?), I'd expect only 
> minor changes until the release.
>
> Markus
A Mac Homebrew formula for the Octave 6.0.90 release candidate is now 
available. To use it, install Homebrew, and then run:

brew install octave-app/octave-app/octave@6.0.90

Cheers,
Andrew