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* <code>--enable-octave=<octave version></code>: Build a specific version of GNU Octave, which can be one of: | * <code>--enable-octave=<octave version></code>: Build a specific version of GNU Octave, which can be one of: | ||
** <code>release</code> use {{Path|src/release-octave.mk}}, download and build the latest GNU Octave release. | ** <code>release</code> use {{Path|src/release-octave.mk}}, download and build the latest GNU Octave release. | ||
** <code>stable</code> or <code>default</code> uses {{Path|src/stable-octave.mk}} or {{Path|src/default-octave.mk}}, respectively. This builds a self-created distribution tarball from the "stable" or "default" development branch of GNU Octave. See [[#Build installers for Octave development versions|below]] for details. | ** <code>stable</code> or <code>default</code> uses {{Path|src/stable-octave.mk}} or {{Path|src/default-octave.mk}}, respectively. This builds from a self-created distribution tarball from the "stable" or "default" development branch of GNU Octave. See [[#Build installers for Octave development versions|below]] for details. | ||
* <code>--disable-windows-64</code>: Build for 32-bit MS Windows. | * <code>--disable-windows-64</code>: Build for 32-bit MS Windows. | ||
* <code>--enable-fortran-int64</code>: Use 64-bit integers in Fortran code and especially in numerical library code. This option only affects the size of integers used in Fortran code like the BLAS and LAPACK libraries. On 64-bit systems, Octave always uses 64-bit integers for indexing and basic array operations. See [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Enable large arrays]] for details. | * <code>--enable-fortran-int64</code>: Use 64-bit integers in Fortran code and especially in numerical library code. This option only affects the size of integers used in Fortran code like the BLAS and LAPACK libraries. On 64-bit systems, Octave always uses 64-bit integers for indexing and basic array operations. See [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Enable large arrays]] for details. | ||
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==Testing using virtual machines== | ==Testing using virtual machines== | ||
Microsoft provides several virtual machine (e.g. VirtualBox) disk images of MS Windows for | Microsoft provides several virtual machine (e.g. VirtualBox) disk images of MS Windows for about one month of testing | ||
* https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines | |||
* https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms (primarily meant for testing the MS-Edge browser) | |||
The license (given on that page) for these images does not limit the use of these images. So it is perfectly possible to also test GNU Octave. | |||
The key idea is to create a shared folder inside the virtual machine to the mxe-octave build directory. It is advised to make it read-only. Either install (or unpack) Octave into MS Windows 10, or create a shortcut to {{Path|octave.vbs}} in the {{Path|<mxe-octave build dir>/dist/octave}} subdirectory on the Linux side. | The key idea is to create a shared folder inside the virtual machine to the mxe-octave build directory. It is advised to make it read-only. Either install (or unpack) Octave into MS Windows 10, or create a shortcut to {{Path|octave.vbs}} in the {{Path|<mxe-octave build dir>/dist/octave}} subdirectory on the Linux side. | ||