Re: problem running octave with Windows 8

[Israel Herraiz]

Excerpts from martha blake's message of Sat Sep 14 20:17:51 +0200 2013:
> Hello,I am a student at the University of North Texas and my
> instructor encouraged us to use octave for homework that requires
> MATLAB. I downloaded octave and installed it without problems and
> was able to read the instruction manual but when I type 'octave' to
> get a command line I get an error that closes the program. I am
> using Windows 8 and did not see that as a supported operating
> system. Is there something I can do to be able to use octave? Thank
> you for your support.

There is a recent thread in this list with instructions to run Octave
on Windows 8: 
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/octave-on-windows-8-td4656499.html

I maintain a customized version for my classes, that runs on Windows 8
(following the above instructions). You can download this version from
http://forja.rediris.es/frs/download.php/2954/Octave-UPM-R8.2-setup.exe

Please note that you might need to install some additional
libraries. Just install Octave UPM and try to launch it. If you see
the main window, you don't have to install anything. If you get an
error, install the following file and open Octave UPM again (you don't
have to reinstall it):
http://forja.rediris.es/frs/download.php/2664/vcredist_x86.exe

Cheers,
Israel