MacOS – How to install Octave in OS X 10.9

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I had previously used macports to install octave. It was working fine after switching to 10.9, but after the upgrade I tried to add a different package and it did not work. So I foolishly followed the instructions to delete and reinstall everything, and now octave will not reinstall!

I don't care how I get octave on my computer. I just really really need a working copy of it for this weekend. Any suggestions (for a beginner) would be really useful.

Best Answer

You can also use Homebrew for installing octave. I find homebrew more clean and less intrusion than macports as it uses the system libraries available if possible.

Following the instructions on Octave wiki

brew tap homebrew/science
brew update && brew upgrade
brew install octave --without-docs
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