Re: client/server operation of octave?

[Paul Kienzle]

On Jan 10, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Tino Scherrer wrote:

> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: David Bateman <address@hidden>
> > Gesendet: 10.01.07 15:42:08
> > An: "Sean O'Rourke" <address@hidden>
> > CC: address@hidden
> > Betreff: Re: client/server operation of octave?
>
>
> > Sean O'Rourke wrote:
> > > Tino Scherrer <address@hidden> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear all, for the integration of octave into a development 
> > > > environment I'd need some means to control octave and receive it's 
> > > > output. Ideally this would work by starting octave as sort of 
> > > > server and connect the development tool as client through a socket 
> > > > connection. Is such a mode available for octave?
> > >
> > > Try "attachtty," which even works over ssh.  Combined with "rlwrap" 
> > > or Emacs's `inferior-octave', it's quite convenient.
> > Or the octave-forge "engine" package..
>
> Just had a look. Yes, that's how I'd do it in principle if octave 
> doesn't allow connection through sockets. Only that I need the 
> in/output redirection from Java. So I guess I cannot use the engine 
> library, but of course it will help me with a Java class for the same 
> purpose.
>
> However, I think I prefer patching the octave in/output function to 
> allow communication through sockets. Has this never been done before? 
> Then I'll give it a try.

soctcl on octave-forge provides a server interface to octave.

It didn't occur to me to feed it through the read-eval-print loop since 
I wasn't trying to write an IDE, but it might be a place for you to 
start.

- Paul