# Dynare 6.5 does not work with Octave on macOS Tahoe
**URL:** https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-6-5-does-not-work-with-octave-on-macos-tahoe/28119
**Category:** Installation and Setup
**Created:** [5 December 2025 08:56 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-6-5-does-not-work-with-octave-on-macos-tahoe/28119 "2025-12-05T08:56:17Z")
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### Author:  [@wmutschl](https://forum.dynare.org/u/wmutschl)
#### Post date: [5 December 2025 08:56 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-6-5-does-not-work-with-octave-on-macos-tahoe/28119/1 "2025-12-05T08:56:17Z")
Dynare requires certain toolboxes that need to be installed via `pkg install` in Octave; unfortunately, on my MacBook I am currently not able to install these. Is it just my machine (“I am holding it wrong”) or does anyone have a workaround?
> > pkg install -forge statistics
> > error: the following dependencies were unsatisfied:
> > statistics needs datatypes \>= 1.1.0
> > pkg install -forge datatypes statistics
> > In file included from \__datetime_\_.cc:25:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/oct.h:33:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/Matrix.h:34:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/mx-base.h:33:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/MatrixType.h:33:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/MSparse.h:31:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/Array-util.h:31:
> > In file included from /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/Array.h:37:
> > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/include/octave-10.3.0/octave/../octave/Array-fwd.h:32:12: fatal error: ‘memory\_resource’ file not found
> > 32 | # include \
> > | ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 1 error generated.
> > make: \*\*\* [all] Error 1
> > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/octave/10.3.0/bin/mkoctfile-10.3.0 ‘-I ./date’ \__datetime_\_.cc tz.cpp
error: pkg: error running ‘make’ for the datatypes package
error: called from
configure\_make at line 117 column 9
install at line 202 column 7
pkg at line 619 column 9
```
See also the [issue on Dynare’s GitLab]([Octave pkg installer on macOS: fatal error: 'memory\_resource' file not found (#2001) · Issues · Dynare / dynare · GitLab](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare/-/issues/2001))
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### Author:  [@wmutschl](https://forum.dynare.org/u/wmutschl)
#### Post date: [8 December 2025 10:47 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-6-5-does-not-work-with-octave-on-macos-tahoe/28119/2 "2025-12-08T10:47:32Z")
Solved using the hints in [the issue](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare/-/issues/2001).