Re: A problem with Octave installation

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 30 March 2011 00:41, Daniella Gati <address@hidden> wrote:

> My first attempt was downloading Octave from its own website. Here, there’s
> a choice between a .tar.gz and a .tar.bz2 file. I first tried one, then the
> other, but having saved them, I did not manage to open them; the program
> that could open the file, it said, was unknown. In other words, I did not
> even manage to install those files.

That's the source code. There isn't anything particularly "Linux"
about it and there are several Windows programs that can uncompress
those files, but then you would have to compile the source code
yourself.

What you seek is a Windows binary. You can find one here:

     
http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave_Windows%20-%20MinGW/Octave%203.2.4%20for%20Windows%20MinGW32%20Installer/Octave-3.2.4_i686-pc-mingw32_gcc-4.4.0_setup.exe/download

This is for the 3.2.4 release, which is still serviceable. No newer
binaries have been made yet for Windows, except on Cygwin. I recommend
you grab the 3.2.4 and wait or help for the 3.4.0 Windows binaries to
be made.

HTH,
- Jordi G. H.