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Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Ben Abbott)
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Stuart Edwards |
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Re: Can't get octave to run on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Ben Abbott) |
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Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:40:10 -0400 |
On Apr 6, 2012, at 8:24 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>
> On Apr 6, 2012, at 8:11 AM, Glenn Eychaner wrote:
>
>> On Apr 6, 2012, at 6:23 AM, address@hidden wrote:
>>
>>> sudo touch /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>> sudo ln -s /Applications/gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot
>>> /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>>> sudo touch /usr/local/bin/octave
>>> sudo ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>>> /usr/local/bin/octave
>>
>>
>> You shouldn't "touch" the files before doing the "ln"; at least on my
>> system, that gives the error "File exists". The "right" way to create the
>> links is:
>>
>> sudo ln -sfh /Applications/gnuplot.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnuplot
>> /usr/local/bin/gnuplot
>> sudo ln -sfh /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave
>> /usr/local/bin/octave
>>
>> the "f" will overwrite any existing file; the "h" will ensure that if the
>> existing file is itself a softlink, it doesn't get followed.
>>
>> -G.
>
> Ok. I'll update the wiki.
>
> Ben
But if the file doesn't exist - as is the case usually with a new install,
doesn't the 'touch' create it and avoid a 'no such file or directory' error?
Stu