From bug-octave-request at che dot utexas dot edu  Mon Jun 13 10:46:55 1994
Subject: Installation of OCTAVE on Linux (Slackware) with Pc486.
From: EFU3 at HEATON dot NORTHUMBRIA dot AC dot UK
To: BUG-OCTAVE <BUG-OCTAVE at CHE dot UTEXAS dot EDU>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 16:00 BST

    			U N I V E R S I T Y   O F

 			  N O R T H U M B R I A  




Telephone: +44 91 232-6002		       	Department of Electrical,
Telex: 53519 NEW POL G                          Electronic Engineering and
Fax: +44 91 227-3684		 				Physics,
E-mail: S.N.Ghani  at  uk.ac.unn                   Ellison Building,
        or   EFU3  at  uk.ac.unn                   Ellison Place,
                                                Newcastle upon Tyne,
                                                NE1  8ST, United Kingdom.

                                                Date: 13 . 6. 1994


Dear Sir,

	We are using Linux (Slackware) on Pc486 containing 32MBytes of RAM. We 
have also transferred the complete 'OCTAVE' distribution along with those for
'gnuplot', 'texinfo-3.1' and 'DejaGnu'. We would like to compile and install 
'OCTAVE' using the source code, and NOT the binary distribution for i486. Your 
full instructions for the above to be achieved will be greatly appreciatedm by 
the staff and students of this department and the university. 
Please tell us HOW TO:

	(a) install 'gnuplot',
	(b) install 'OCTAVE' inclusive of appropriate command line
		parameters for 'configure' and 'make'. Instructions on the use 
		of MAKEINFO.PATCH is also required,
	(c) install 'DejaGnu', and
	(c) any other useful informations.

	We use EPSON LQ-850 24 pin dot matrix printer and also HP Laserjet III.
Our floppy disk drives are 3-1/2in 1.44MBytes on drive A:, and 5-1/4in
1.2MBytes on drive B:.



	Thanking you in earnest.


							Yours sincerely,

							Sayeed N. GHANI
							Senior Lecturer.