How to Install Octave
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GNU Octave is a numerically oriented high level mathematical programming language. It is useful for science, engineering and maths, and it is mostly compatible with matlab. <sup>[[#Foot1|[1]]]</sup> | GNU Octave is a numerically oriented high level mathematical programming language. It is useful for science, engineering and maths, and it is mostly compatible with matlab. <sup>[[#Foot1|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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The following is a list of the steps I followed to install Octave on the Maemo 5 SDK: | The following is a list of the steps I followed to install Octave on the Maemo 5 SDK: | ||
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* Compile and Install Gnuplot | * Compile and Install Gnuplot | ||
* Compile and Install f2c | * Compile and Install f2c | ||
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* Compile and Install GNU Octave | * Compile and Install GNU Octave | ||
Revision as of 01:02, 20 October 2009
GNU Octave is a numerically oriented high level mathematical programming language. It is useful for science, engineering and maths, and it is mostly compatible with matlab. [1]
Installation
The following is a list of the steps I followed to install Octave on the Maemo 5 SDK:
- Compile and Install Gnuplot
- Compile and Install f2c
- Install fort77 script
- Compile and Install GNU Octave
The information used for installation can be found here:
Using gfortran or installing f2c and fort77
f2c / f77 Installation Instructions for Linux
References
[1]. Octave Acessed 20/10/2009