To *use* an .oct file, I must have an Octave version which supports
dynamic
linkng, which I don't have yet. Presumably it also means that I cannot
even
*compile* a .cc source file (to make my .oct executable file) for
practice
purposes? In contrast I can compile and run my own hello.c.
Henry
[~] tcsh:17> cd ../../sw/share/doc/octave/examples
[doc/octave/examples] tcsh:18> ls
Makefile info-emacs-info oregonator.cc
Makefile.in info-emacs-octave-help oregonator.m
hello.cc make_int.cc
[doc/octave/examples] tcsh:19> mkoctfile oregonator.cc
/var/tmp//cc5GNwcZ.s:unknown:FATAL:can't create output file:
oregonator.o
[doc/octave/examples] tcsh:31> mkoctfile hello.cc
/var/tmp//cc9Bo7wZ.s:unknown:FATAL:can't create output file: hello.o
[~/cando] tcsh:36> gcc hello.c
hello.c: In function `main':
hello.c:3: warning: return type of `main' is not `int'
[~/cando] tcsh:37> a.out
Hello, World!
[~/cando] tcsh:38> cat hello.c
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
printf("Hello, World!\n");
}
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