Build from source

Compiling from source is probably the most effective way of installing Octave on your system. To do this you will require compilers for the following languages:

• C
• C++ (ISO)
• Fortran

The best supported compilers for the job are the GNU Compiler Collection. You will require at least GCC 4.3 or later, although GCC 4.4 or later is recommended.

To compile Octave, you will also need a recent version of GNU Make. You must have GNU Make to compile octave. Octave's Makefiles use features of GNU Make that are not present in other versions of make. GNU Make is very portable and easy to install.