I have done some basic checking with the basic Octave-3.6.2 compiled with Visual Studio 2010 and it appears to work well. However I have had some problems with the GUI. I hope that the following may help along the path to a successful GUI.
I have windows 7 enterprise (64-bit) on a PC with core 2 duo 6600 CPU. When I start the GUI I get all the expected windows, The GUI is frozen and the following appears in the Command Window. ************* Command Window ***************** GNU Octave, version 3.6.2 Copyright (C) 2012 John W. Eaton and others. This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. For details, type `warranty'. Octave was configured for "i686-pc-mingw32". Additional information about Octave is available at http://www.octa ve.org. Please contribute if you find this software useful. For more information, visit http://www.octave.org/help-wanted.html Read http://www.octave.org/bugs.html to learn how to submit bug rep orts. For information about changes from previous versions, type `news'. - Use `pkg list' to see a list of installed packages. - MSYS shell available (c:\Octave\Octave-3.6.2\msys). - Graphics backend: qt. (END) ******************************* Perhaps the program is looking for some resource that it can not find. After waiting several minutes if I press q I sometimes get a message get a message *************************************************** Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime error Runtime Error Program: C:\OCTAVE\Octave-3.6.2\bin\octave-qui.rxe This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. **************************** If I try to run a simple file test01.m the (END) vanishes and is replaced by ******************************************** ...skipping... - Use `pkg list' to see a list of installed packages. - MSYS shell available (c:\Octave\Octave-3.6.2\msys). - Graphics backend: qt. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ sh: -c: line 0: unexpected EPF while looking for matching `'' sh: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file Cannot write to "ers/frainj/tempOctave/test01.m'" (press RETURN) ************************************ When I press return I get a few blank lines and then the (END) When I now enter q I get an Octave prompt. :>1 and Octave appears to work most times but The cursor is often displaced one or more columns to the left of where the entry is to be made. .If, at the prompt, I type x=[1,2;3,4] As the last ] is typed the x=[1[2;3,4]. If I then press enter or change focus to this email the entry is corrected. If I try to correct the entry it appears to cause all kinds of problems. In any case it is very difficult to change the entry because of the misplaced cursor. Best regards John On 5 June 2012 13:08, Michael Goffioul <michael.goffi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Octave-3.6.2 compiled with Visual Studio 2010 is now available for download > from [1]. Check the README file for a brief description of the content. The > most notable changes (besides octave 3.6.2) are: > - OpenBLAS 0.1.1 (ATLAS-3.8.4 and generic LAPACK/BLAS are still present) > - Octave GUI based on current gui branch (highly experimental, not for > production use) > - No license accept page in the installer anymore (that's only for Jordi ;)) > > [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20Windows%20binaries/Octave%203.6.2%20for%20Windows%20Microsoft%20Visual%20Studio/ -- John C Frain, Ph.D. Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2 Ireland www.tcd.ie/Economics/staff/frainj/home.htm mailto:fra...@tcd.ie mailto:fra...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
