Re: Mac OS ver 4.4.1 - Cannot install any packages

[Andrew Janke]

On 3/29/19 7:33 PM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > From: llopez04
> > To: help-octave
> > Cc:
> > Date: 2019/3/30, Sat 04:57
> > Subject: Mac OS ver 4.4.1 - Cannot install any packages
> >
> > Hey folks, tried searching for this issue but didn't come across anything
> > helpful.
> >
> > I've just installed ver 4.4.1 in my Mac, running Mojave.  Was previously
> > running version 3.8 of Octave.
> >
> > When I went to install a package (mapping) I got the following error:
> >
> > > >   pkg install -forge mapping
> > configure: error: in
> > `/var/folders/m1/6dyc8zjx10x4sgszlhg5tsfm0000gn/T/oct-NslrKR/mapping-1.2.1/src':
> > configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
> > See `config.log' for more details
> > checking whether the C++ compiler works... no.

Make sure that you have Xcode installed, and that you have actually 
launched it interactively once to accept its End User License Agreement, 
otherwise it will refuse to work for you.

Cheers,
Andrew