Macports basics

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

If the installation failed, MacPorts would have printed some message, 
most likely directing you to a log file. Please post *exactly* what was 
print, and make that log file available.

Chris

On 27/03/14 10:15, Gio Bacareza wrote:
> Just installed Macports with the intention of using it to install
> Octave. Obviously I'm very new as I'm a first timer.
>
> When attempting to install Octave with command: sudo port install octave
> +atlas+docs, I get the Error: Processing of port octave failed.
>
> Questions:
> 1. Does this mean that Octave was not installed at all?
> 1a. Or does it mean that only the failed dependencies, (eg Error: The
> following dependencies were not installed: SuiteSparse atlas arpack
> gcc48 cctools ... ) were not installed?
> 1b. If on the contrary Octave was installed except for dependencies,
> where could I find executable?
> 2. What happened to all the dependencies that were installed eg
> Installing libxml2 @2.9.1_0 which had no errors?
> 2a. Where were they installed?
> 3. What do terms "Activating" and "Cleaning" (eg --->  Installing
> libtool @2.4.2_3 --->  Activating libtool @2.4.2_3) actually do?
> 3a. Do they overwrite libraries and files already there before this
> operation?
> 4. If I decide to not attempt the port installation of Octave and try
> other means, how do I clean up?
>
> --
> cheers,
>
> Gio
>
>
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