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1 Although Octave is not very difficult to build from its sources, it is a |
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2 relatively large program that does require a significant amount of time |
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3 and disk space to compile and install. Because of this, many people |
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4 want to be able to obtain binary distributions so they can start using |
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5 Octave immediately, without having to bother with the details of |
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6 compiling it first. This is understandable, so I try to maintain a |
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7 current collection of binary distributions here. |
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9 Please understand, however, that there is only a limited amount of |
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10 time available to devote to making binaries, so binaries may not be |
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11 immediately available for some platforms. (Please contact |
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12 bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu if you are interested in helping make |
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13 binary distributions available for your system.) |
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15 Also, binary distributions are limited to static binaries that do not |
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16 support dynamic linking. For earlier versions of Octave, I tried |
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17 distributing dynamically linked binaries but that proved to be too much |
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18 trouble to support. If you want to have a copy of Octave that includes |
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19 all the features described in the manual, you will have to build it |
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20 from the sources yourself, or find someone else who is willing to do it |
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21 for you. |
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24 John W. Eaton |
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25 jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu |
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26 University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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27 Department of Chemical Engineering |
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