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changeset 14480:3d628878e109 stable
doc: Reword the manual section on getting build dependencies
author | Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> |
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date | Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:24:10 -0400 |
parents | e995b1c97e13 |
children | d2bffa78730e |
files | doc/interpreter/install.txi doc/interpreter/octave.texi |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/interpreter/install.txi +++ b/doc/interpreter/install.txi @@ -65,16 +65,19 @@ yourself. @menu -* Tips for Specific Systems:: +* Obtaining the Depencies Automatically:: * Build Tools:: * External Packages:: @end menu -@node Tips for Specific Systems -@subsection Tips for Specific Systems +@node Obtaining the Depencies Automatically +@subsection Obtaining the Depencies Automatically -The names of pre-compiled packages vary by system and do not always -match exactly the names listed above. +On some systems you can obtain many of Octave's build dependencies +automatically. The commands for doing this vary by system. Similarly, +the names of pre-compiled packages vary by system and do not always +match exactly the names listed in @ref{Build Tools} and @ref{External +Packages}. You will usually need the development version of an external dependency so that you get the libraries and header files for building software,