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If you want to contribute changes to C++ files or are interested in testing the latest development or (unreleased) stable release, you can build Octave from source. | If you want to contribute changes to C++ files or are interested in testing the latest development or (unreleased) stable release, you can build Octave from source. | ||
It seems to be possible to build Octave natively on Windows with the MSYS2 shell. (Be aware that this might take some time.) It is also possible to build Octave on Windows machines using virtual machines or Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux. | It seems to be possible to build Octave natively on Windows with the MSYS2 shell. (Be aware that this might take some time.) It is also possible to build Octave on Windows machines using virtual machines or Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux. The latter is the preferred way to build Octave. | ||
Building Octave natively on Windows is experimental! The only supported way of creating Windows binaries of Octave is cross-building with MXE Octave ([[Windows Installer]]). | Building Octave natively on Windows is experimental! The only supported way of creating Windows binaries of Octave is cross-building with MXE Octave ([[Windows Installer]]). |