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== 2. Download Octave Sourcecode == | == 2. Download Octave Sourcecode == | ||
Take a release from ftp.gnu.org, e.g. 3.8. | Take a release from ftp.gnu.org, e.g. 3.8.2. | ||
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/octave-3.8. | wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/octave-3.8.2.tar.bz2 | ||
tar xfvj octave-3.8. | tar xfvj octave-3.8.2.tar.bz2 | ||
cd octave-3.8. | cd octave-3.8.2/ | ||
or clone current development branch | or clone current development branch | ||
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== 6. Managing your own program hierarchy | == 6. Managing your own program hierarchy (optional) == | ||
If you intend to compile for yourself a lot of utilities, you may use a specific "usr" hierachy into your own dir (Linux from scratch way). Go back to step 2, and configure octave as: | |||
./configure --prefix=${HOME}/usr | ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/usr | ||
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This way, most ordinary commands like "man octave", "info octave", or launching octave itself, will first explore your own hierachy. | This way, most ordinary commands like "man octave", "info octave", or launching octave itself, will first explore your own hierachy. | ||
== Uninstall == | == Uninstall == | ||