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GNU Octave is a numerically oriented high level mathematical programming language. It is useful for science, engineering and maths, and it is mostly compatible with matlab. <sup>[[#Foot1|[1]]]</sup>
GNU Octave is a numerically oriented high level mathematical programming language. It is useful for science, engineering and maths, and it is mostly compatible with matlab. <sup>[[#Foot1|[1]]]</sup>
The following is a list of the steps I followed to install Octave on the Maemo 5 SDK:
* Compile and Install Gnuplot
* Compile and Install f2c
* Compile and Install fort77
* Compile and Install GNU Octave


The information used for installation can be found here: <br>
The information used for installation can be found here: <br>
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[http://www.webmo.net/support/f2c_linux.html f2c / f77 Installation Instructions for Linux]
[http://www.webmo.net/support/f2c_linux.html f2c / f77 Installation Instructions for Linux]


==References==
=References=
<span id="Foot1"><sup>[1]. </sup>[http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave] Acessed 20/10/2009</span>
<span id="Foot1"><sup>[1]. </sup>[http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave] Acessed 20/10/2009</span>

Revision as of 01:01, 20 October 2009

GNU Octave is a numerically oriented high level mathematical programming language. It is useful for science, engineering and maths, and it is mostly compatible with matlab. [1]

The following is a list of the steps I followed to install Octave on the Maemo 5 SDK:

  • Compile and Install Gnuplot
  • Compile and Install f2c
  • Compile and Install fort77
  • Compile and Install GNU Octave

The information used for installation can be found here:
Using gfortran or installing f2c and fort77
f2c / f77 Installation Instructions for Linux

References

[1]. Octave Acessed 20/10/2009