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+Octave is now part of the normal net distribution of Cygwin, available
+from http://www.cygwin.com.  To install the Cygwin package of Octave:
+
+ 1. Use your favorite browser to view the page http://www.cygwin.com
+
+ 2. Click on the "Install or update now" link.
+
+ 3. A dialog should appear with the option to run the setup program
+    from its current location or save it to disk.  Either will work,
+    but I usually choose to save the setup program to disk so that it
+    is possible to run it later to update the installation without
+    having to go back to the web page using a browser.
+
+ 4. Run the setup program.
+
+ 5. Choose "Install from Internet".
+
+ 6. Select a root install directory.  You may choose any directory, but
+    it needs to have enough space for Octave and all the related
+    tools.  Sorry, I don't know how much space that is at present.
+
+ 7. Select a local package directory.  This is a directory that the
+    setup program will use to temporarily store package files before
+    installing them.  It should have plenty of space (probably 70MB
+    or more).  You may delete this directory once the installation is
+    complete.
+
+ 8. Select your Internet Connection.  Probably "Direct Connection" is
+    OK unless you are behind a firewall of some kind that limits your
+    access to the Internet.
+
+ 9. Choose a download site.  One that is "near" you on the net is
+    probably best.
+
+10. Select packages.  Choose Octave from the Math category and gnuplot
+    from the graphics category.
+
+11. Once the download and file installation is done, click Finish.  I
+    usually choose to create an icon on the desktop and put an icon in
+    the start menu.  After you click finish, a series of scripts will
+    run, displaying some output in a terminal window.  It will take a
+    few minutes.
+
+12. To run Octave, start Cygwin.  This will bring up a terminal
+    window.  In that window type
+
+      startx
+
+    (a running X server is needed for plotting).  Running startx will
+    bring up a new window.  In that window, type
+
+      octave
+
+    That should present you with an Octave prompt.  Type
+
+      sombrero (41)
+
+    at this prompt and a new window with the sombrero plot should appear.
+
+13. IMPORTANT: to build .oct files (dynamically loaded functions) for
+    Octave, you will also need the octave-headers package.  Currently,
+    due to some bugs in the most recent version of the C++ compiler
+    and libraries for Cygwin, you will also need gcc and g++ 3.3
+    rather than 3.4.  You can use the setup.exe installer to select
+    and install the older version.
+
+
+John W. Eaton
+jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu
+University of Wisconsin-Madison
+Department of Chemical Engineering
+
+Tue Apr 18 15:22:59 2006