Ivan Sutoris wrote: > Hi > > I have downloaded mingw version and installed it in Vista, and there > seemed to be no problems, installation went fine. However, when I > tried to run some of my code, I encountered a problem with glpk - it > looks like Octave can't load oct file. Commands and output are > attached at the end of email. >
Yes, I can reproduce this error on my w2k machine. strange. Debugging shows that the call to LoadLibrary() fails with error 998 which - according to msdn - is invalid memoy access. I have no immeadiate solution to this - need to work on it. Btw, __glpk__.oct seems to be the only bult-in .oct file failing on loading... > I have also more general question - what is the difference between > msvc and mingw versions for Windows? I understand they are built with > different compilers (and therefore use different compiler also for > user oct and mex files). True, plus the mingw-version allows to ship the compiler along with the installer, so there is no need for a separate install of mingw32/gcc and accompanying tools. > Does that influence speed/performance of Octave? Not to my knowledge. I have not done a thorough comparison, though. > Are there any other differences? *) Size - the mingw install will have a larger footprint. Explainable, but too technically detailed, I guess. *) The additionally packaged tools differ - the current mingw build is not as comprehensive as michael's msvc one. Not all forge-packages are included, the gnuplot is not built with wxt terminal support. > (sorry if these are dumb > questions, but I'm curious, and I also think it might be a little > confusing for new users if they have to choose from two different > versions) Yes, we could possibly give some hints on the octave-forge web page on where the key differences are to aid in choosing. benjamin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
