How to Install Octave

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, http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/, Acessed 20/10/2009.