
The installation and more important, the compilation of some parts take several hours. Here you find the detailed instructions.įirst: Take your time. I already updated the Octave Wiki based on this how-to. The old how-to Install O ctave 3 on Mac OS X El Capitan is obsolete now. It shows how to avoid pitfalls and workaround bugs. This How-To describes how to install Octave 4.0.3 with MacPorts (Version 2.3.4) on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). The installation with a package manager as MacPorts or Home Brew does not work out-of-the-box.ĮDIT: For more current macOS versions reliable app bundles are available at. Ready-to-use App bundles are outdated and/or do not run reliably.

To install GNU Octave on a Mac is not as easy as on Microsoft Windows® or GNU/Linux.

Improvements in comparison to version 3.8.3.
