Hello list, I've uploaded an octave 3.2.4/mingw32 installer.
The relevant changes are: update gnuplot to 4.4.0 add several new octave forge packages (java, jhandles, video, etc...) add necessary .jar files for xls/odf support in the io package If you want to use the new xls/ods code in the io package, make sure to read the readme.txt and (for the java interfaces) install a JRE, which is not bundled in the installer, and install the appropriate java and/or windows package along with the io package. benjamin Release Notes: ============== This is a binary release of Octave 3.2.4 for Windows platform using mingw32/gcc build tools. It has been tested on Windows XP. Octave-3.2.4_i686-pc-mingw32_gcc-4.4.0_setup.exe This package contains Octave 3.2.4 and a set of octave-forge packages. Some packages are missing because external dependency libraries have not been built using mingw32/gcc yet. This package includes notepad++ as text editor and gnuplot as graphical engine. It is bundled with the version of GCC used to compile this package and a MSYS environment to install octave-forge packages. This package has been built using GCC-4.4.0 from http://www.mingw.org The installer can be installed side-by-side with previous versions of octave/mingw32 and thus does not uninstall any previously installed version of octave/mingw32. Using the Java interface packages ================================= The "java" and "jhandles" packages are marked "noauto" as they require a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed when loaded in octave. The JRE is *not* included in the octave/mingw32 installer. You can get a JRE for windows at http://www.java.com. To use these packages in octave execute "pkg load java". To mark them as autoload execute "pkg rebuild -auto java". Using the xls/ods scripts in the io package =========================================== The io package now includes read/write access scripts for Excel/xls and OpenOffice/ods spreadsheet files. Depending on the interface chosen, these scripts depend on additional software. Accessing Excel/xls files can be done using either the Excel/COM interface or a Java interface (ApachePOI or JExcelAPI). Access to OpenOffice/ods files is implemented using a java interface (either JOpenDocument or odfdom/xerces). The Excel/COM Interface additionally requires: * the windows-1.0.8+ package from the octave/mingw32 installer * An installed version of Excel The Java interface additionally requires: * the java-1.2.7+ package from the octave/mingw32 installer * a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) >1.6.0 installed All necessary .jar files for the java interface (except for the JRE) are included in the installer. Please also refer to the documentation of the io package located at <path-to-octave>\share\octave\packages\io-1.0.11\doc specifically the notes on Java memory usage in READ-XLS.html! Octave/mingw32 3.2.4 new features, changes and bugfixes (from 3.2.3-2) ==================================================================== *) CHG: add the following packages from octave forge to the installer: jhandles-0.3.5+ (noauto) java-1.2.7+ (noauto) video-1.0.2 msh-1.0.0 fpl-1.0.0 actuarial-1.1.0 bim-1.0.10 fenv-0.1.0 generate_html-0.1.2 gnuplot-1.0.1 gpc-0.1.7 nlwing2-1.1.1 nurbs-1.0.3 ocs-0.0.4 oct2mat-1.0.7 octgpr-1.1.5 simp-1.1.0 spline-gcvspl-1.0.8 symband-1.0.10 *) NOTE: The following packages are marked "noauto" as they require a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed when loaded. java jhandles To use these packages execute "pkg load java". Make sure to have a JRE installed. To mark them as autoload execute "pkg rebuild -auto java" *) CHG: updated the following octave forge packages windows 1.0.8 -> 1.0.8+ (noauto) octcdf 1.0.13 -> 1.0.17+ (noauto) optim 1.0.6 -> 1.0.12 general 1.1.3 -> 1.2.0 io 1.0.9 -> 1.0.11 odepkg 0.6.7 -> 0.6.10 *) CHG: update gnuplot to 4.4.0 *) CHG: revert PS1 to octave's default (of not including the pwd) *) CHG: add necessary jars for ods/xls support in the io package *) NOTE: for reading/writing xls files you can use either: - Execl/COM Interface: requires the windows package and Excel installed on your cmputer - Java Interface: requires the java package and a JRE > 1.6.0 installed on your computer *) NOTE: reading/writing ods files uses a: - Java Interface: requires the java package and a JRE > 1.6.0 installed on your computer *) NOTE: The JRE is *not* included in the octave/mingw32 installer. You can get a JRE for windows at http://www.java.com. Known Issues with octave/mingw32 3.2.4: -------------------------------------- *) The command "clear all" results in a segfault. This is currently triggered by the following octave-forge packages: windows octcdf communications ga (depends on communications) The error occurs only if any of these packages is marked "-auto" i.e. is loaded at startup. *) Installing octave respectively running octave from a path which contains spaces breaks the installation of octave-forge packages using octave's package manager pkg.m. It this therefore highly recommended to install octave to a path WITHOUT spaces. Octave will work if installed to a path including spaces, and all packages added at the installation will work if installed into a path containing spaces, HOWEVER you will currently NOT be able to install packages using octave's package manager at a later time if Octave was installed to a directory containing spaces. *) "make check" results: Summary: PASS 5754 FAIL 3 octave-3.2.4\src\data.cc PASS 506/509 FAIL 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
