Re: octave_idx_type and fortran

[Mike Miller]

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 16:28:16 +0000, Miller, Herbert D (IS) wrote:
> I am trying to install Octave on a x86_84bit machine.  My gcc compiler is 
> only a 64bit compiler (will not build 32bit executables).
> 
> When I try to run the Octave configure script, I get this error.
> 
> configure: error: your Fortran compiler must have an option to make integers 
> the same size as octave_idx_type (int).  See the file INSTALL for more 
> information.
> 
> There is no information in INSTALL that pertains to this error.  The Internet 
> had nothing either, although there appeared to be some discussion at nabble 
> that is no longer accessible.
> 
> I am using:
> Linux 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6.x86_64
> gcc version = 4.9.3
> 
> I am installing from octave-4.0.3.tar (same problem with 4.0.0).
> 
> Can you help me with this error?

Is your fortran compiler also gcc (gfortran) 4.9.3? What options and
arguments did you give to configure?

The mentions of the file INSTALL should probably be INSTALL.OCTAVE.

-- 
mike