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Added the note to run post-install.bat for the option of .exe; in my case, after installation, post-install.bat did not run automatically, so I had to run it myself. Only after this, "pkg list" showed any packages.
(Added the note to run post-install.bat for the option of .exe; in my case, after installation, post-install.bat did not run automatically, so I had to run it myself. Only after this, "pkg list" showed any packages.) |
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=Installers for Microsoft Windows= | =Installers for Microsoft Windows= | ||
The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds. For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https:// | The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds. For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https://octave.org/download under the Windows tab. | ||
* For executable (.exe) installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts. It is recommended that the installation path does not include | * For executable (.exe) installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts. It is recommended that the installation path does not include non-ASCII characters. The directory {{Path|%USERPROFILE%\GNU Octave\Octave-X.y.z}} is recommended to ease installing additional packages at a later date. Shortcuts to the program will be created automatically and the post-install script will be run automatically. But with some systems, you may have to 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. | ||
* For the 7z/zip archives: | * For the 7z/zip archives: | ||
# 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. | # Manually create a shortcut to the {{Path|octave-launch.exe}} 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 another shortcut as stated above, right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add <code>--no-gui</code> to the end of the Target field. | # If a command-line only instance of Octave is desired, the user can create another shortcut as stated above, right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add <code>--no-gui</code> to the end of the Target field. | ||
# IMPORTANT: 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. | # IMPORTANT: 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. | ||
# The exe installer prompts you to choose which Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) library to use, and creates a shortcut to a BLAS switcher program. The 7z/zip archives default to using [https://netlib.org/blas Reference BLAS]. [https://www.openblas.net OpenBLAS] is also available, and may be preferable for certain users. 7z/zip archive users wanting to change their BLAS library can manually run the switcher program located at {{Path|/mingw64/bin/blas_switch.exe}}. | |||
* | * Note: versions before 7.1.0 used .vbs and .bat files to start Octave. The {{Path|octave.bat}} file is still available in {{Path|\mingw32\bin}} or {{Path|\mingw64\bin}}, depending on the version of Octave installed, for use cases requiring it for startup. | ||
==Octave Packages== | ==Octave Packages== | ||
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>> pkg list | >> pkg list | ||
The output for preinstalled global packages included with version | The output for preinstalled global packages included with version 7.1.0 when installed into {{Path|C:\Octave}} is: | ||
Package Name | Version | Installation directory | Package Name | Version | Installation directory | ||
---------------------+---------+----------------------- | ---------------------+---------+----------------------- | ||
audio | 2.0. | audio | 2.0.4 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\audio-2.0.4 | ||
biosig | 2.4.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\audio-2.4.0 | |||
communications | 1.2.4 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\communications-1.2.4 | |||
control | 3.4.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\control-3.4.0 | |||
data-smoothing | 1.3.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\data-smoothing-1.3.0 | |||
database | 2.4.4 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\database-2.4.4 | |||
dataframe | 1.2.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\dataframe-1.2.0 | |||
dicom | 0.4.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\dicom-0.4.1 | |||
financial | 0.5.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\financial-0.5.3 | |||
fits | 1.0.7 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\fits-1.0.7 | |||
fuzzy-logic-toolkit | 0.4.6 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\fuzzy-logic-toolkit-0.4.6 | |||
ga | 0.10.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\ga-0.10.3 | |||
general | 2.1.2 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\general-2.1.2 | |||
generate_html | 0.3.2 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\generate_html-0.3.2 | |||
geometry | 4.0.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\geometry-4.0.0 | |||
gsl | 2.1.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\gsl-2.1.1 | |||
image | 2.14.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\image-2.14.0 | |||
instrument-control | 0.7.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\instrument-control-0.7.1 | |||
interval | 3.2.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\interval-3.2.1 | |||
io | 2.6.4 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\io-2.6.4 | |||
linear-algebra | 2.2.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\linear-algebra-2.2.3 | |||
lssa | 0.1.4 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\lssa-0.1.4 | |||
ltfat | 2.3.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\ltfat-2.3.1 | |||
mapping | 1.4.2 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\mapping-1.4.2 | |||
matgeom | 1.2.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\matgeom-1.2.3 | |||
miscellaneous | 1.3.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\miscellaneous-1.3.0 | |||
nan | 3.6.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\nan-3.6.1 | |||
netcdf | 1.0.14 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\netcdf-1.0.14 | |||
nurbs | 1.4.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\nurbs-1.4.3 | |||
ocs | 0.1.5 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5 | |||
octproj | 2.0.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\octproj-2.0.1 | |||
optim | 1.6.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\optim-1.6.1 | |||
optiminterp | 0.3.7 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\optiminterp-0.3.7 | |||
quaternion | 2.4.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\quaternion-2.4.0 | |||
queueing | 1.2.7 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\queueing-1.2.7 | |||
signal | 1.4.1 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\signal-1.4.1 | |||
sockets | 1.3.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\sockets-1.3.0 | |||
sparsersb | 1.0.9 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\sparsersb-1.0.9 | |||
splines | 1.3.4 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\splines-1.3.4 | |||
statistics | 1.4.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\statistics-1.4.3 | |||
stk | 2.7.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\stk-2.7.0 | |||
strings | 1.2.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\strings-1.2.0 | |||
struct | 1.0.17 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\struct-1.0.17 | |||
symbolic | 2.9.0 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\symbolic-2.9.0 | |||
tsa | 4.6.3 | C:\Octave\octave- | tisean | 0.2.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\tisean-0.2.3 | ||
video | 2.0. | tsa | 4.6.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\tsa-4.6.3 | ||
windows | 1.6. | video | 2.0.2 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\video-2.0.2 | ||
zeromq | 1.5.3 | C:\Octave\octave- | windows | 1.6.2 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\windows-1.6.2 | ||
zeromq | 1.5.3 | C:\Octave\octave-7.1.0-w64\mingw64\share\octave\packages\zeromq-1.5.3 | |||
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>> pkg install package_file_name.tar.gz | >> pkg install package_file_name.tar.gz | ||
Note that all of the commands above will perform ''local'' or ''global'' package installs according to the user's Administrator access level. E.g., if an update is found for a global package with a non-elevated user account, the updated version will be installed to the ''local'' package location, leaving the old version intact in the ''global'' package location. This behavior can be changed by calling the install command with the {{Path|-global}} option. | Note that all of the commands above will perform ''local'' or ''global'' package installs according to the user's Administrator access level. E.g., if an update is found for a global package with a non-elevated user account, the updated version will be installed to the ''local'' package location, leaving the old version intact in the ''global'' package location. This behavior can be changed by calling the install command with the {{Path|-global}} option. As of Octave 7.1.0 the {{Path|-global}} option also works with the {{Path|pkg update}} command. For example: | ||
>> pkg install -forge -global <package_name> | >> pkg install -forge -global <package_name> | ||
>> pkg update -global | |||
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 in MSYS2= | =GNU Octave in MSYS2= | ||
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*'''Maintainer:''' Marco Atzeri | *'''Maintainer:''' Marco Atzeri | ||
*'''Latest release:''' | *'''Latest release:''' 2022-01-06 | ||
*Latest packages: | *Latest packages: | ||
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*To install : | *To install : | ||
: run | : run setup-x86_64.exe (for cygwin 64 bit) and select them in the Math category. | ||
: All the package dependencies will be also installed. | : All the package dependencies will be also installed. | ||