Re: Octave 3.2.2 for Ubuntu9.04 -- How to compile from sources

[Uwe Dippel]

Judd Storrs wrote:
> Ok, new approach since the libcurl4-dev virtual packge isn't working 
> for you maybe if you manually install the build dependencies you can 
> skip the build-dep step.
>
> I got the octave3.0_3.0.1-6ubuntu2.dsc from ubuntu ("apt-get source 
> octave3.0"). These are the packages listed as build dependencies:
>
> g++-4.1
> gcc-4.1
> gfortran
> debhelper
> autoconf
> texinfo
> texlive-latex-base
> texlive-generic-recommended
> libreadline5-dev
> libncurses5-dev
> gperf
> libhdf5-serial-dev
> libhdf5-lam-dev
> libhdf5-mpich-dev
> libblas-dev
> liblapack-dev
> gnuplot-nox
> libfftw3-dev
> texi2html
> less
> dpatch
> slice
> libpcre3-dev
> flex
> libglpk-dev
> libsuitesparse-dev
> gawk
> ghostscript
> libqhull-dev
> desktop-file-utils
>
> Also install:
>
> libcurl4-gnutls-dev
> libgraphicsmagick++1-dev
> libfltk-dev
> libarpack2-dev
>
> Then try continuing from step 3

Thanks so much, Judd!

I can confirm that Octave 3.2.2 compiles and installs with these 
dependencies, with some minor modifications, also suggested by you:
leave out: libhdf5-lam-dev libhdf5-mpich-dev
add: libftgl-dev libfltk-dev

and it goes through.

Next, time to try Eidors.
octave:1> run /home/udippel/Sources/eidors-v3.3/startup.m
warning: you do not have a compiled mex file eidors_var_id.
Please compile it using: mex 
/home/udippel/Sources/eidors-v3.3/arch/eidors_var_id.cpp

[exit]

This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
%&-line parsing enabled.
entering extended mode
(/home/udippel/Sources/eidors-v3.3/arch/eidors_var_id.cpp
This is MeX  Version 1.05  18 XII 1993  (B. Jackowski & M. Ry\'cko)
! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text>
               $
<to be read again>
                  _
l.1 /* eidors_
             var.id: calculate the sha1 hash of variable in memory
?

What now?

At least, demo_real.m works.

Thanks a bunch!

Uwe