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Octave for Microsoft Windows: Difference between revisions
Remove note about Win XP and package installation issues, as we do no longer support that OS. Some minor improvement.
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# 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 a shortcut as stated above, right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add | # If a command-line only instance of Octave is desired, the user can create a 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. | # 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. | ||
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Detailed instructions for installing individual Octave Forge packages are given at https://octave.sourceforge.io/packages.php. | Detailed instructions for installing individual Octave Forge packages are given at https://octave.sourceforge.io/packages.php. | ||
=GNU Octave on [https://cygwin.com/ cygwin]= | =GNU Octave on [https://cygwin.com/ cygwin]= | ||