Hello
Congratulation!
I can use the new version of octave in my lecture on numerical analysis using
octave.
Thanks!!
I will update octave for windows wiiki.
Tatsuro
--- Benjamin Lindner wrote:
> 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
>
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