Re: Diff between Octave win installer and non-installer exe version

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

I cannot give you fully enough answer.
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>I don't use the .exe installer, so I haven't seen many of these prompts and 
>messages. Maybe someone else will be able to provide more complete answers to 
>your questions, included below:
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>On Sep 14, 2017 2:41 AM, "Frankie Lee" <address@hidden> wrote:
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>Hi,
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>>Thanks for your reply first. A few questions.
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>>    1. I have download and try install octave 4.2.1 but prompt that win10 is 
>>no fully support, is it the case?
Installer tells you that windows 10 is not fully supported. However, I have not 
met troubles due to windows 10

>>    2. What version of JRE should be installed on system, as it prompt it may 
>>install but maybe lack of some function, what function will be missed if 
>>there is not Java runtime?

The current available JRE from the Oracle is enough. Note that for 64 bit 
octave, 64bit java should be installed.
For the java functionality please see the manual e.g. 
https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Java-Interface.html#Java-Interface
 

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>>    3. During install it ask what type of library should be install, BLAS? 
>>What's the difference?
In usual case, OpenBLAS is enough. The OpenBLAS is one of optimized BLAS for 
Matrix calclation.
The other BLAS is reference BLAS. It is stable but very slow.


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>>    4. Nearly the completion of installation, the program was updating 
>>fc-cache, what is that? Do u provide any course for basic operation tutorial? 
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>>Thanks.
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>>Frankie
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>I use Windows 10 with very little problem. I do not know the actual concern. 
>Regarding fc-cache, that's just updating a windows component so that octave 
>can print figures faster.
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