From help-request at octave dot org Tue Jan 10 02:59:16 2006 Subject: Re: Prerequisites to 2.9.x From: David Bateman To: Shai Ayal Cc: help at octave dot org Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:54:19 +0100 Shai Ayal wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to get into the 2.9.x build and testing cycle, but I am > unsure > what additional packages I need for a fully functional compile (e.g. > including sparse etc...). Can someone point me to a list of the required > and optional packages including where to get these packages and what > versions? > > Thanks > Shai > In addition to the 2.1.x dependencies you need GLPK and UFSPARSE. You might also like to install METIS prior to UFSPARSE to get a faster sparse cholesky factorization, though there are licensing issues with that... I can send source RPMs of UFSPARSE and METIS, though as they are lareg I prefer to do that offline. Tell me if you want them. Regards David -- David Bateman David dot Bateman at motorola dot com Motorola Labs - Paris +33 1 69 35 48 04 (Ph) Parc Les Algorithmes, Commune de St Aubin +33 1 69 35 77 01 (Fax) 91193 Gif-Sur-Yvette FRANCE The information contained in this communication has been classified as: [x] General Business Information [ ] Motorola Internal Use Only [ ] Motorola Confidential Proprietary ------------------------------------------------------------- Octave is freely available under the terms of the GNU GPL. Octave's home on the web: http://www.octave.org How to fund new projects: http://www.octave.org/funding.html Subscription information: http://www.octave.org/archive.html -------------------------------------------------------------