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=== Support expectations === | |||
See [https://octave.org/support-expectations.html Support Expectations] | |||
Also this [https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2014/05/07/the-truth-behind-open-source-apps/ CommitStrip] | |||
=General= | =General= | ||
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==Who uses Octave?== | ==Who uses Octave?== | ||
A huge number of people ranging from students to researchers involved in various fields such as statistics,Machine Learning, data analytics, etc. Universities use it for research and teaching, companies of all sizes for development and individuals for certain private purposes. See [[Who Uses Octave?]] for more clarity. | A huge number of people ranging from students to researchers involved in various fields such as statistics, Machine Learning, data analytics, etc. Universities use it for research and teaching, companies of all sizes for development and individuals for certain private purposes. See [[Who Uses Octave?]] for more clarity. | ||
==Who develops Octave?== | ==Who develops Octave?== | ||
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*# Open the folder where Octave is installed. You should find a file called `cmdshell.bat` in the main folder. Run that file, which should open a MSYS2 bash (command line) window. | *# Open the folder where Octave is installed. You should find a file called `cmdshell.bat` in the main folder. Run that file, which should open a MSYS2 bash (command line) window. | ||
*# At that prompt, run `gdb -p <em>PID</em>` where <em>PID</em> is the process ID noted previously. | *# At that prompt, run `gdb -p <em>PID</em>` where <em>PID</em> is the process ID noted previously. | ||
*# at the gdb prompt, execute `thread apply all bt`. (If this returns a list longer than one page you may need to 'continue' by typing `c`.) | *# at the gdb prompt, execute `set logging on` to save all output to a text file (default will be `gdb.txt`. If you want a different location or filename you can execute `set logging file C:\path\to\file.txt` first). | ||
*# | *# execute `thread apply all bt`. (If this returns a list longer than one page you may need to 'continue' by typing `c`.) | ||
*# execute `quit` to leave gdb. | |||
*# append that text file to your trouble report at octave.discourse.group or bug report at bugs.octave.org. | |||
* if Octave is immediately crashing and closing: | * if Octave is immediately crashing and closing: | ||
*# Open the folder where Octave is installed. You should find a file called `cmdshell.bat` in the main folder. Run that file, which should open a MSYS2 bash (command line) window. | *# Open the folder where Octave is installed. You should find a file called `cmdshell.bat` in the main folder. Run that file, which should open a MSYS2 bash (command line) window. | ||
*# At that prompt, run `gdb octave`. (that will start gdb attached to the octave executable.) | *# At that prompt, run `gdb octave`. (that will start gdb attached to the octave executable.) | ||
*# at the gdb prompt, execute `set logging on` to save all output to a text file (default will be `gdb.txt`. If you want a different location or filename you can execute `set logging file C:\path\to\file.txt` first). | |||
*# At the gdb prompt, execute `r --gui`. That should attempt to start the Octave in GUI mode. The gdb prompt should stay unresponsive as long as octave is running. | *# At the gdb prompt, execute `r --gui`. That should attempt to start the Octave in GUI mode. The gdb prompt should stay unresponsive as long as octave is running. | ||
*# If octave crashes, the gdb prompt should become responsive again. execute `thread apply all bt`. (If this returns a list longer than one page you may need to 'continue' by typing `c`.) | *# If octave crashes, the gdb prompt should become responsive again. execute `thread apply all bt`. (If this returns a list longer than one page you may need to 'continue' by typing `c`.) | ||
*# | *# append the text file to your trouble report at octave.discourse.group or bug report at bugs.octave.org. | ||
==I do not see any output of my script until it has finished?== | ==I do not see any output of my script until it has finished?== | ||