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1 This file last updated: Tue Dec 10 03:40:00 1996 1 This file last updated: Fri Apr 12 20:21:16 2002
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3 This directory contains the source for Octave, a high-level interactive 3 This directory contains the source for Octave, a high-level interactive
4 language for solving numerical problems. See the files README.octave 4 language for solving numerical problems. See the files README.octave
5 and Announce for more general information, and the file NEWS for a 5 and Announce for more general information, and the file NEWS for a
6 list of recent changes. 6 list of recent changes.
7 7
8 Binary distributions: 8 Binary distributions:
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11 Binaries for several popular systems are distributed along with the 11 Octave binaries are no longer distributed from this site.
12 source, and are available in subdirectories of /pub/octave/BINARIES.
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14 Note: 13 Packaged versions of Octave for various GNU/Linux systems are available
14 with the major GNU/Linux distributions (Debian, Red Hat, SuSE, etc.).
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16 * Binary distributions for Octave 2.0.x will be available when there 16 Tom Weichmann <tomcw@localnet.com> and Julian A. de Marchi
17 is time to create them. We depend on volunteers to make binaries 17 <julian@matlinks.net> have created a package that makes
18 for most systems. If you would like to help out, please contact 18 Octave easier to install on Windows systems. You can find a pointer
19 bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu. 19 to it on the download page of the Octave web site, www.octave.org.
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21 * Gnuplot binaries are *not* included. For the plotting commands to
22 work, you will need to install gnuplot on your system. See the
23 file INSTALL.octave in the top level directory of the distribution
24 for more details.
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26 * Octave has been compiled assuming that you have `less' installed.
27 You can use the environment variable PAGER to choose another pager.
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29 A note about .gz files: 21 A note about .gz files:
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32 Files with names ending in `.gz' have been compressed with `gzip'. 24 Files with names ending in `.gz' have been compressed with `gzip'.