Re: Octave 4.2.1 gui won't launch on OS X El Capitan 10.11

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--- nelson.brown
> Hi, I'm looking for help installing Octave 4.2.1 in OS X El Capitan (10.11)
> using Homebrew. I used `brew install octave` without flags.
> 
> When I try to run Octave I see some _Welcome to Octave!_ popups, then a very
> vague `octave exited with signal 11` and no command window.
> 
> On the bright side, running `octave --no-gui` works, and `sombrero` pops
> open a figure. However, there is a warning: `warning: opengl_renderer: Error
> 1286 occurred in init_gl_context`
> 
> I have XQuartz 2.7.11 (xorg-server 1.18.4), gnuplot 5.0.6, and qt 5.9.0.
> 
> Any ideas for what I should be looking at next?
> 

I am not a mac user.

The error that you meet perhaps comes from in compatibility of opengl based 
graphics toolkit with opengl driver or hardware.

Try gnuplot graphics toolkit instead.

>> graphics_toolkit gnuplot

before you plot something.

Tatsuro