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More updates to top-level README documentation files ahead of 3.4 release.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:47:43 -0800
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1 This directory contains the source for Octave, a high-level interactive 1 This directory contains the source for Octave, a high-level interactive
2 language for solving numerical problems. See the files README.octave 2 language for solving numerical problems. See the file README for more general
3 and Announce for more general information, and the file NEWS for a 3 information, and the file NEWS for a list of recent changes.
4 list of recent changes.
5 4
6 Binary distributions: 5 Binary distributions:
7 -------------------- 6 --------------------
8 7
9 Octave binaries are not distributed from this site. 8 Octave binaries are not distributed from this site.
10 9
11 Packaged versions of Octave for various GNU/Linux systems are available 10 Packaged versions of Octave for various GNU/Linux systems are available
12 with the major GNU/Linux distributions (Debian, Red Hat, SuSE, etc.). 11 with the major GNU/Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, etc.).
13 12
14 Binary distributions of Octave for Mac OS X are available as part of 13 Binary distributions of Octave for Mac OS X are available from both Fink
15 the fink project: http://fink.sourceforge.net 14 and MacPorts.
15
16 http://www.finkproject.com
17 http://www.macports.org/
16 18
17 The file README.Windows provides instructions for installing Octave on 19 The file README.Windows provides instructions for installing Octave on
18 Windows systems. 20 Windows systems.
19 21
20 A note about .gz files: 22 A note about .gz files:
30 The gzip program is available in the directory /pub/gnu in shar, tar, 32 The gzip program is available in the directory /pub/gnu in shar, tar,
31 or gzipped tar format (for those who already have a prior version of 33 or gzipped tar format (for those who already have a prior version of
32 gzip and want faster data transmission). It works on virtually every 34 gzip and want faster data transmission). It works on virtually every
33 unix system, MSDOS, OS/2, and VMS. 35 unix system, MSDOS, OS/2, and VMS.
34 36
35 Last updated: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:15:04 EDT 37
38 Last updated: Thu Jan 20 10:14:49 PST 2011