Re: Octave Installation problems/Problem Solved

[LUK ShunTim]

GERALD HOOPER wrote:
> Thanks for all your help folks
> I now have Octave up and running under SuSe Linux 9.1 professional.
> The first example I tried tied up with the Matlab syntax and gave the 
> same answer as the Matlab manual. Is there a proper separate manual for 
> Octave?
> Gerry Hooper

Of course! You can even buy it from a book store. :-)
Here it is:
        http://www.octave.org/docs.html

I think the online version at octaveforge is more up-to-date.
        http://octave.sourceforge.net/index/index.html

Regards,
ST
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> GERALD HOOPER wrote:
>
> > Hi Octave Experts
> > I was recently give some Matlab V5 Software which required Window 95 
> > which is now obsolete. The Linux Group at Leicester University 
> > suggested that I take a look at your Octave software which I did and 
> > downloaded and decompressed the tar archive OK. I then considered 
> > installing your Octave software but before doing so I decied to print 
> > out and read the shell files involved such as CONFIGURE!! This file 
> > took more than thirty pages of A4 to print and is such that I stand no 
> > chance of understanding its contents. The build processes for Octave 
> > seem to be very complex and involved and the instructions given in 
> > your Install files have really put me off proceeding further.
> > I am currently running the latest version of SuSe Linux on a standard 
> > PC with dual Pentium II processors. There should be a binary version 
> > of Octave available for such a configuration and I would be grateful 
> > for your advice in locating and installing i without too much hastle.
> > Thanks
> > Dr Gerry Hooper
>
>
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