Re: How can I compile Octave GUI from sources?

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Pedro <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Pedro <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Juan Pablo Carbajal
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Pedro <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Juan Pablo Carbajal
>>> > <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> >> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Pedro <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> >>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Juan Pablo Carbajal
>>> >>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Pedro <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Juan Pablo Carbajal
>>> >>>>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Pedro <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>> Hi list,
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> I would like to test Octave GUI but it's difficult to find a
>>> >>>>>>> tutorial
>>> >>>>>>> in google (GUI Octave, ... )
>>> >>>>>>> Any help? References? Howto?
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> I know that Octave GUI is unstable.
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Could be these included in FAQ?
>>> >>>>>>> The response now is not enough for me :/
>>> >>>>>>> http://wiki.octave.org/FAQ#GUI
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> I'm in Lubuntu 12.10 and I have Octave version 3.6.2 from official
>>> >>>>>>> repositories.
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Greetings,
>>> >>>>>>> Pedro
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Hi Pedro,
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> I think this mail should go to the help mailing list.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> You need to checkout the default repository and compile it from
>>> >>>>>> source.
>>> >>>>>> Follow the instructions here
>>> >>>>>> http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/get-involved.html
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Once you go the code do
>>> >>>>>> $ hg update default
>>> >>>>>> $ ./bootstrap
>>> >>>>>> $ ./configure
>>> >>>>>> $ make
>>> >>>>>> $ ./run-octave
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Make sure that ./configure tell that you are OK to compile. Also
>>> >>>>>> when
>>> >>>>>> making you can pass the -j<n> option, where <n> is the number of
>>> >>>>>> processors/cores you have in your machine.
>>> >>>>>> I do not know what kind of update system you have in Lubuntu, just
>>> >>>>>> run
>>> >>>>>> the equivalent to
>>> >>>>>> $ sudo apt-get install buildessential
>>> >>>>>> $ sudo apt-get builddep octave
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> before you start compiling to get all the dependencies. You will
>>> >>>>>> also need
>>> >>>>>> libqscintilla2 and qt4
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Ok, I have an make error. But first, I make a description to arrive
>>> >>>>> here:
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> ./bootstrap
>>> >>>>> says: "build-aux/bootstrap_gnulib: one of these is required:
>>> >>>>> glibtoolize libtoolize"
>>> >>>>> => you have to install "sudo apt-get install libtool"
>>> >>>>> => (and) "sudo apt-get install automake autoconf"
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> ./configure
>>> >>>>> sudo apt-get install libpcre3-dev
>>> >>>>> sudo apt-get install libblas-dev liblapack-dev
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> make
>>> >>>>> here's the error [1]
>>> >>>>> I tried to resolve installing:
>>> >>>>> sudo apt-get install flex flexc++ flexbackup libfl-dev flexloader
>>> >>>>> flexml
>>> >>>>> (also flex-old, and this remove flex and libfl-dev)
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> information
>>> >>>>> flex version: 2.5.35-10
>>> >>>>> libfl-dev version: 2.5.35-10
>>> >>>>> flex-old version: 2.5.4a-10
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> [1] Error in make
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Making all in libinterp
>>> >>>>> make[2]: Entering directory
>>> >>>>> `/home/papatupf/Sources/octave/libinterp'
>>> >>>>> /bin/bash ../build-aux/ylwrap parse-tree/lex.ll lex.octave_.c
>>> >>>>> parse-tree/lex.cc -- ../build-aux/missing flex
>>> >>>>> WARNING: `flex' is missing on your system.  You should only need it
>>> >>>>> if
>>> >>>>>          you modified a `.l' file.  You may need the `Flex' package
>>> >>>>>          in order for those modifications to take effect.  You can
>>> >>>>> get
>>> >>>>>          `Flex' from any GNU archive site.
>>> >>>>> make[2]: *** [parse-tree/lex.cc] Error 1
>>> >>>>> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/<user>/octave/libinterp'
>>> >>>>> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> >>>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/<user>/Sources/octave'
>>> >>>>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Try first getting the dependencies
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> $ sudo apt-get build-dep octave
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> if you are in a Ubuntu older than 12.10 you need to do
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> $ sudo apt-get build-dep octave3.2
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Also notice that bootstrap is telling you that there are some
>>> >>>> programs missing.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks for your reply.
>>> >>> About depmode. I was thinking that was a program... aplying
>>> >>> incorrectly sudo apt-get install build-dep octave
>>> >>>
>>> >>> So I did:
>>> >>> # sudo apt-get build-dep octave
>>> >>> # make clean && ./bootstrap && ./configure && make
>>> >>>
>>> >>> and here's the ouput error:
>>> >>> http://pastebin.com/yhm4NcmK
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Something bad with lex.cc & lex.ll
>>> >>> Seems to be missing a library
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Now I will try a new hg clone of sources and try again (instead of
>>> >>> using make clean)
>>> >>
>>> >> Try manually installing lex
>>> >>
>>> >> $ sudo apt-get install flex
>>> >>
>>> >> What GNU/Linux are you using?
>>> >
>>> > Lubuntu 12.10 (quantal)
>>> >
>>> > $ sudo apt-get install flex
>>> > (...)
>>> > flex is already the newest version.
>>> >
>>> > $ flex -V
>>> > flex 2.5.35
>>> >
>>> > An alternative is to use:
>>> > "flex-old" with: 2.5.4a-10
>>> > but it will remove:
>>> > libfl-dev version: 2.5.35-10
>>> > don't know if affects
>>>
>>> Ok, I had to ask help to jwe for this one.
>>>
>>> Make sure bison is installed
>>>
>>> $ sudo apt-get install bison
>>>
>>> If that doesn't do the trick then
>>>
>>> 09:12:21 PM) jwe: what is in the generated
>>> libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.h file?  That's where things like DO,
>>> END, ELSE, etc. should be defined.
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get install bison
>> It wasn't installed, thanks
>>
>> $ make clean && ./bootstrap && ./configure && make
>>
>> It seems that generate the same error:
>> http://pastebin.com/4hRT6s73
>>
>> ./libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.h
>> not found
>
> Sorry, it's found (i was in incorrect path, as you could see in ls
> output), but is void (with no content)
>
> It doesn't matter... I do a compiling for all this night with a new
> octave because I consider It suffer a lot of changes while compiling:
> "not enough space", "installing more libraries", "make clean"...
>
> So I did:
> $ rm -rf <where_was_the_octave_folder>
> $ hg clone http://www.octave.org/hg/octave
> $ cd octave
> $ ./bootstrap && ./configure && make
>
> And here's the result :)
>
> I hope somebody with a Ubuntu/Lubuntu can guide with this steps
> http://i.imgur.com/dVeeE.png
>
> Thanks for your pacience Juan,
>
> Greetings,
> Pedro

Pedro,

Ok, as I understood you manage to compile it. I removed the maintainers list.

What other problems are you experiencing?

Cheers