Re: compiling octave-2.1.46

[avraham . rosenberg]

On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Dan Hitt wrote:

> Hi Avraham,
>
> I see that Paul Kienzle has answered the change log question (which
> is good, because i couldn't).
>
> Now regarding your procedure:
>
> >1-Download and install somewhere gcc-3.2.2: Did that and installed
> >it in /usr/local/gcc-3.2.2. I have there some executables (notably
> >gcc, g++, g77 -also some others whose role is unknown to me). There
> >are some libraries and some include files as well.
>
> >2-Configure and make octave-2.1.44 with options
> >CC=/usr/local/gcc-3.2.2/bin/gcc, CXX=/usr/local/gcc-3.2.2/bin/g++,
> >LD_LIBRARRY_PATH=/usr/local/gcc-3.2.2/lib/. Install it
>
> > 3-Set LD_LIBRARRY_PATH to /usr/local/gcc-3.2.2/lib/ everytime before
> > starting octave (By the way, do I have to reset it after leaving the
> > program ?)
>
> This is not exactly what i would do, but i think it's mostly correct.
>
> For step 2, i would start a shell and make absolutely certain that
> /usr/local/gcc-3.2.2/bin was the first entry in PATH, and also
> set LD_LIBRARY_PATH as you've indicated.(gcc invokes other programs,
> and although presumably it will invoke the right ones, if the PATH
> is right there's no question.)PATH=/usr/local/gcc-3.2.2/bin:$PATH
> would do it, i think, but try it and check to be sure.(Try it,
> and then type `type gcc'.)And in this case you don't have to set
> CC and CXX.And make using the same shell.
>
> Further in step 2, i think you want to use the option --with-g77
> so that you'll pick up a fortran compiler which is compatible with
> your c compiler.(And if you've set your PATH correctly, it will
> pick up the g77 which comes with gcc-3.2.2.)
>
> Also in step 2, you might want to use prefix=/my/path if you want
> to install in any location besides the default.
>
> I believe it is not necessary to configure and build in the source
> directory (for 2.1.44 it certainly isn't), and in general it is
> best (imho) to do configure and make in a new, fresh, empty directory.
> So the command is something like
> ../../..../path...../octave-2.1.39/configure --prefix=/a/b/c etc etc
> after you have PATH set and so on.(You can pack it all into
> one command if you're inclined to: PATH=**** ../../...configure ...)
>
> For step 3, i'd start a shell with LD_LIBRARY_PATH set correctly,
> run octave, and then end the shell when octave is done if you're
> worried about the effect of LD_LIBRARY_PATH on other programs.
>
> (Now, as i said, i wouldn't install gcc-3.2.2 in /usr/local, but
> in a separate account, so that i could be sure that /usr is exactly
> the same as when the os was built.This way you need root access
> only once, when you set up a new account to hold gcc-3.2.2.And
> i'd build octave in another new account, so that if i messed it up,
> there'd be no system files that could have been touched.But
> since you've already built gcc-3.2.2, i wouldn't change it, especially
> if it's an older machine that takes a long time and lots of disk
> access to build it.And my preferences certainly aren't any
> kind of widely-held standard.)
>
> Good luck.
>
> dan
> Thanks very much, to you and to the others for their answers. I am
affraid I won't get to it again till the end of Pesach (roughly the Jewish
passover, datewise) but I'll certainly report success or problems
Cheers, Avraham
>
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