FAQ: Difference between revisions

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   yum install octave-devel
   yum install octave-devel


== I'm having problem XXX using the latest Octave version (3.2.4) ==
== I'm having problem XXX using the latest Octave version ==
This is not the latest Octave version, just the latest your distribution bothered to package so go complain to them. Upgrade your Octave version without your distro support or change to another distro. See [[Octave for GNU/Linux]].
 
Please be more specific. What is the latest version, according to you? If you mean the latest released version, be aware that you may still have an older version due to whatever distribution method you're using. There may be a newer version available that you're not aware of due to the distribution method you're using to get Octave, and in most cases, there is a way to get a newer version via your distribution method.
 
If you mean the latest Mercurial revision, please specify which one that is. "Latest tip" is not informative, because from the time you wrote "latest tip" to the time someone reads that message, "latest tip" might have changed meaning. Instead, report the output of "hg summary" or "hg id". Also please use hash numbers instead of revision numbers. Revision numbers are just a convenience and only make sense in your local repo, and might not coincide with what someone sees on their own repo. Hashes are globally unique across all repos.
 
If your problem truly persists with the latest revision, as indicated [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html here], then by all means report a bug or ask for help, but don't be surprised if volunteers are less inclined to help you with a problem that only exists in an older version of Octave.


=Porting programs from Matlab to Octave=
=Porting programs from Matlab to Octave=