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=Installers for Microsoft Windows= | =Installers for Microsoft Windows= | ||
The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds. For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https:// | The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds. For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html under the Windows tab. | ||
* For executable installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts. It is recommended that the installation path does not include spaces or non-ASCII characters. Shortcuts to the program will be created automatically. | * For executable (.exe) installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts. It is recommended that the installation path does not include spaces or non-ASCII characters. Shortcuts to the program will be created automatically. | ||
* For the 7z/zip archives: | * For the 7z/zip archives: | ||
# Extract the file content to a directory on the harddrive (such as {{Path|C:\Octave}}). Spaces or non-ASCII characters in the path are discouraged and may cause program errors. | # Extract the file content to a directory on the harddrive (such as {{Path|C:\Octave}}). Spaces or non-ASCII characters in the path are discouraged and may cause program errors. | ||
# Manually create a shortcut to the {{Path|octave.vbs}} file in the main installation directory. (Right-click on the file, select 'Create Shortcut', and move the new shortcut to your desired location.) | # Manually create a shortcut to the {{Path|octave.vbs}} file in the main installation directory. (Right-click on the file, select 'Create Shortcut', and move the new shortcut to your desired location.) | ||
# If a command-line only instance of Octave is desired, the user can create | # If a command-line only instance of Octave is desired, the user can create another shortcut as stated above, right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add <code>--no-gui</code> to the end of the Target field. | ||
# Run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file before running Octave the first time to reduce plot delays due to the Windows font cache and make the pre-installed packages visible to the system. | # IMPORTANT: Run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file before running Octave the first time to reduce plot delays due to the Windows font cache and make the pre-installed packages visible to the system. | ||
==Packages== | ==Packages== | ||
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A typical output (for version {{Release}}) is: | A typical output (for version {{Release}}) is: | ||
Package Name | Version | Installation directory | |||
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audio | 2.0.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/audio-2.0.0 | |||
communications | 1.2.2 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/communications-1.2.2 | |||
control | 3.2.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/control-3.2.0 | |||
data-smoothing | 1.3.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/data-smoothing-1.3.0 | |||
database | 2.4.4 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/database-2.4.4 | |||
dataframe | 1.2.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/dataframe-1.2.0 | |||
dicom | 0.2.2 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/dicom-0.2.2 | |||
financial | 0.5.3 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/financial-0.5.3 | |||
fits | 1.0.7 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/fits-1.0.7 | |||
fuzzy-logic-toolkit | 0.4.5 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/fuzzy-logic-toolkit-0.4.5 | |||
ga | 0.10.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/ga-0.10.1 | |||
general | 2.1.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/general-2.1.0 | |||
generate_html | 0.3.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/generate_html-0.3.1 | |||
geometry | 3.0.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/geometry-3.0.0 | |||
gsl | 2.1.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/gsl-2.1.1 | |||
image | 2.10.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/image-2.10.0 | |||
instrument-control | 0.4.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/instrument-control-0.4.0 | |||
interval | 3.2.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/interval-3.2.0 | |||
io | 2.4.13 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/io-2.4.13 | |||
linear-algebra | 2.2.3 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/linear-algebra-2.2.3 | |||
lssa | 0.1.3 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/lssa-0.1.3 | |||
ltfat | 2.3.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/ltfat-2.3.1 | |||
mapping | 1.2.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/mapping-1.2.1 | |||
miscellaneous | 1.3.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/miscellaneous-1.3.0 | |||
nan | 3.4.5 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/nan-3.4.5 | |||
netcdf | 1.0.12 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/netcdf-1.0.12 | |||
nurbs | 1.3.13 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/nurbs-1.3.13 | |||
ocs | 0.1.5 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/ocs-0.1.5 | |||
odepkg | 0.8.5 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/odepkg-0.8.5 | |||
optim | 1.6.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/optim-1.6.0 | |||
optiminterp | 0.3.5 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/optiminterp-0.3.5 | |||
quaternion | 2.4.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/quaternion-2.4.0 | |||
queueing | 1.2.6 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/queueing-1.2.6 | |||
signal | 1.4.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/signal-1.4.1 | |||
sockets | 1.2.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/sockets-1.2.0 | |||
sparsersb | 1.0.6 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/sparsersb-1.0.6 | |||
specfun | 1.1.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/specfun-1.1.0 | |||
splines | 1.3.3 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/splines-1.3.3 | |||
statistics | 1.4.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/statistics-1.4.1 | |||
stk | 2.6.1 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/stk-2.6.1 | |||
strings | 1.2.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/strings-1.2.0 | |||
struct | 1.0.16 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/struct-1.0.16 | |||
tisean | 0.2.3 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/tisean-0.2.3 | |||
tsa | 4.6.2 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/tsa-4.6.2 | |||
video | 1.2.4 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/video-1.2.4 | |||
windows | 1.4.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/windows-1.4.0 | |||
zeromq | 1.5.0 | __OH__/share/octave/packages/zeromq-1.5.0 | |||
(__OH__) refers to the location of the OCTAVE_HOME environment variable. | |||
If Octave was installed from a zip of 7z archive and you did not run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file, you may need to run: | If Octave was installed from a zip of 7z archive and you did not run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file, you may need to run: | ||