diff --git a/osx/build_dynare.m b/osx/build_dynare.m
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+% Copyright (C) 2011 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+configstr = ['./configure --with-boost=' [cd '/src/boost_1_45_0'] ...
+    ' --with-matlab=' matlabroot ' MATLAB_VERSION=' version('-release')];
+
+cd src/mex/build/matlab;
+
+system(configstr, '-echo');
+system('make', '-echo');
+
+cd ../../../..
+
+!cp src/mex/matlab/* mex/matlab/
+clear all
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diff --git a/osx/makeMacInstallFolder.sh b/osx/makeMacInstallFolder.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# BEGIN EDIT
+#
+DYNAREV=4.2.0
+TOPDIR=..
+VIRGINTOPDIR=../../untouchedDynare420/dynare-4.2.0
+#
+# END EDIT
+#
+
+INSTALDIR=dynare-$DYNAREV
+mkdir $INSTALDIR
+
+
+#
+# TOP LEVEL
+#
+cp build_dynare.m       $INSTALDIR
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare.el    $INSTALDIR
+cp $TOPDIR/license.txt  $INSTALDIR
+
+
+#
+# SRC
+#
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/src"
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/src/preprocessor"
+cp -r  boost_1_45_0                                   $INSTALDIR/src
+cp -r  $VIRGINTOPDIR/dynare++                         $INSTALDIR/src
+cp -r  $VIRGINTOPDIR/m4                               $INSTALDIR/src
+cp -r  $VIRGINTOPDIR/mex                              $INSTALDIR/src
+cp     $TOPDIR/mex/build/matlab/configure.ac          $INSTALDIR/src/mex/build/matlab
+cp     $VIRGINTOPDIR/preprocessor/CodeInterpreter.hh  $INSTALDIR/src/preprocessor
+rm -rf $INSTALDIR/src/mex/octave
+rm -rf $INSTALDIR/src/mex/build/octave
+
+
+#
+# MATLAB
+#
+cp -r $VIRGINTOPDIR/matlab                $INSTALDIR
+cp    $TOPDIR/preprocessor/dynare_m       $INSTALDIR/matlab
+
+
+#
+# MEX
+#
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/mex"
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/mex/matlab"
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/mex/octave"
+
+# Octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/bytecode/*.mex              $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/dynare_simul_/*.mex         $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/gensylv/*.mex               $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/k_order_perturbation/*.mex  $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/kronecker/*.mex             $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/mjdgges/*.mex               $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/ordschur/*.oct              $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+cp $TOPDIR/mex/build/octave/qzcomplex/*.oct             $INSTALDIR/mex/octave
+
+
+#
+# DYNARE++
+#
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/dynare++"
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/src/dynare++                  $INSTALDIR/dynare++
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/extern/matlab/dynare_simul.m  $INSTALDIR/dynare++
+
+
+#
+# DOC
+#
+
+# pdf (dynare)
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/doc"
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/bvar-a-la-sims.pdf                 $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/dr.pdf                             $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/guide.pdf                          $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/manual.pdf                         $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/macroprocessor/macroprocessor.pdf  $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/parallel/parallel.pdf              $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/preprocessor/preprocessor.pdf      $INSTALDIR/doc
+cp $TOPDIR/doc/userguide/UserGuide.pdf            $INSTALDIR/doc
+
+# html
+cp -r $TOPDIR/doc/manual-html                     $INSTALDIR/doc
+
+# pdf (dynare++)
+mkdir "$INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++"
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/doc/dynare++-tutorial.pdf     $INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/doc/dynare++-ramsey.pdf       $INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/sylv/sylvester.pdf            $INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/tl/cc/tl.pdf                  $INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/integ/cc/integ.pdf            $INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++
+cp $TOPDIR/dynare++/kord/kord.pdf                 $INSTALDIR/doc/dynare++
+
+#
+# EXAMPLES
+#
+cp -r $TOPDIR/examples $INSTALDIR/
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