Re: problem setting up octave

[Alexander Hansen]

On 6/4/2012 10:21 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2012, at 12:54 PM, Michael Teitelbaum wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: problem setting up octave
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:45:01 -0400
> > > CC: address@hidden
> > > To: address@hidden
> > >
> > > On Jun 4, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Michael Teitelbaum wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am a new octave user, trying to set up octave on a mac. I believe I followed the 
> > > > installation instructions correctly, but I cannot get octave working. When I open octave, 
> > > > the following message appears in the "terminal" window that comes up:
> > > >
> > > > exec '/Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave'
> > > > savona:~ michael$ exec '/Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave'
> > > > /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave: line 62: 
> > > > /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave-3.4.0: Bad CPU type in 
> > > > executable
> > > >
> > > > [Process completed]
> > > >
> > > > I am then unable to type anything in to that window. Any help would be greatly 
> > > > appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > Please tell us what version of MacOS you are running, and what your CPU is, and 
> > > what version of Octave your have installed.
> > >
> > > You are apparently trying to run an app-bundle for a CPU type which your 
> > > computer does not have.
> > >
> > > Octave's developers currently do not have a reliable app-bundle for Octave 
> > > 3.4.x, or 3.6.x. There is an app-bundle for 3.4.x, but some manual adjustments 
> > > may be needed to get it working correctly.
> > >
> > > http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_MacOS_X_Bundle
> > >
> > > I recommend you try obtaining Octave via a package manager instead.
> > >
> > > http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Octave_for_MacOS_X
> > >
> > > Ben
> > Thanks for the quick response. I am running OS X 10.5.8 on a Power Mac G5.  I 
> > have installed Octave 3.4.0.  Could any of these be the reason that octave is 
> > not working for me?
> >
> > Thanks
> Yes. The 3.4.x binaries only run on Intel based macs.
>
> I recommend you install the FInk package manager and use it to installed Octave 
> 3.6.x
>
> Ben
Just to add:

I'm the maintainer for Fink's Octave packages.   Octave-3.6.2 is indeed 
available.  I've got a G4 running 10.5.8, so I can test out issues 
specific to that platform.

Alex