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Re: Getting rid of 3.4.0 dmg


From: Ben Abbott
Subject: Re: Getting rid of 3.4.0 dmg
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 16:44:03 -0400

On May 28, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Carnë Draug wrote:

> On 28 May 2012 15:00, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On May 28, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Carnë Draug wrote:
>> 
>>> On 28 May 2012 12:48, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> Can we get rid of the 3.4.0 MacOSX dmg from OF? It's old,
>>>> unmaintained, and I don't think it works at all anymore on newer Apple
>>>> products. There are working packages for Homebrew and Fink (and
>>>> macports?). Can we replace it with instructions on how to install with
>>>> any of those?
>>> 
>>> Just send me a patch for the main page and I'll apply it. Maybe
>>> replacing the link for the binaries by a link to a page on the wiki
>>> with instructions for Mac?
>>> 
>>> Carnë
>> 
>> It is sufficient to like to the Fink, MacPorts, and Homebrew homepages and 
>> add instructions for installing Octave via these package managers to the 
>> wiki ?
> 
> I think so yes, but the Mac page on the wiki seems to be quite old
> (looking at the history, it's pretty much a port from the old wiki)
> and recommends the binaries from octave-forge. So I'd just link it to
> the an updated wiki page and have the links for Fink, MacPorts and
> Homebrew there.
> 
> Carnë

Which page on the wiki did you look at? The one below, or another?

        http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_MacOS_X_Bundle

Ben



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