- Scilab
- ******
+ Scilab 5.0
+ **********
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INSTALLATION GUIDE
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Scilab is a free software released under the terms of the CeCILL license.
+ This license is compatibility with the GNU General Public License (GPL).
See the included license: "COPYING" in English
"COPYING-FR" in French
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- In the following, all the paths are relative to the Scilab directory
- (scilab-5.0 directory).
-
I - TO INSTALL SCILAB
*********************
-
- IF YOU HAVE A SOURCE VERSION
- ----------------------------
-
- This distribution has been tested on the following machines:
- SUN Sparcstation (Solaris 5.8), HPUX workstation c8000 (HP.UX 11.11) and PC linux
- (Mandriva 9.2,2005,2006, Fedora Core IV, Red Hat 9.0, Suse 10.0). But it should work on
- other UNIXes.
-
- You need X Window (X11R4, X11R5 or X11R6), C compiler and Fortran compiler.
-
- 1 - Configure your system by issuing the following command in the Scilab
- directory:
- ./configure
- Use "./configure --without-tk" if you don't have tcl/tk 8.4 or later
- installed (not recommended).
-
- This will create and/or modify a few Makefile and other files for your
- system.
- You can give options to configure command, see below.
- 2 - Do in the Scilab directory:
- make all
- This will compile Scilab and set everything.
-
- Configure options:
- ------------------
-
- --enable-debug: compile with "-g" option and do not optimize.
-
- --with-gcc: use gcc C compiler (note that the compilation options
- have not been tested on all machines, see C below).
-
- --with-g77: use g77 Fortran compiler (note that the compilations
- options have not been tested on all machines, see C below).
-
- --with-gfortran : use gfortran, GNU Fortran 95 compiler (note that
- the compilations options have not been tested on all machines,
- see C below).
-
- --with-gnu: use gcc C compiler and gun Fortran compiler (g77 or gfortran)
- (note that the compilation options have not been tested on all machines,
- see C below).
-
- --with-f2c: on Linux systems, use f2c Fortran compiler.
-
- --x-libraries=DIR: X Window library files are in DIR.
- --x-includes=DIR: X Window include files are in DIR.
-
- --with-local-xaw: compile and use Athena Widgets libraries given
- with Scilab; configure chooses local Athena Widgets 3D library
- when needed (not recommended).
-
- --without-pvm: compile without PVM library. The default is to compile
- with PVM library. In this case the PVM interface is not built.
-
- If your PVM libraries and include files are in customized places,
- you can specify them by hand with the following arguments:
- --with-pvm-library=DIR: PVM library files are in DIR
- --with-pvm-include=DIR: PVM include files are in DIR
-
- --without-tk: compile without TCL/TK library. The default is to compile
- with TCL/TK library. Use this option if you do not have libraries of
- TCL/TK 8.4 or higher installed (not recommended, in this case the
- TCL/TK interface is not build, Scilab help browser, scipad edidor
- graphic editor, ... will not be available).
-
- If your TCL/TK libraries and include files are in customized places,
- or if you have several versions of TCL/TK installed you can specify them
- by hand with all the following arguments:
- --with-tcl-library=DIR: Tcl library files are in DIR
- --with-tcl-include=DIR: Tcl include files are in DIR
- --with-tk-library=DIR: Tk library files are in DIR
- --with-tk-include=DIR: Tk include files are in DIR
-
- -without-ocaml : do not compile with ocaml.
-
- --without-java : do not compile Java interface.
-
- --with-atlas-library=DIR: use the optimized version of BLAS (ATLAS)
-
- --prefix=DIR: scilab will install itself in DIR/scilab-4.0
- and create 3 symlinks in DIR/bin
- By default prefix=/usr
-
- If you already have PVM installed, you should set PVM_ROOT before
- running configure. Usually, PVM_ROOT=/usr/local/lib/pvm
-
- On FreeBSD, you should use the scilab port in /usr/ports/math/scilab
- If you wish to build scilab by hand you should follow the following
- rules (with PREFIX=/usr/local):
- * If PVM is not already installed you should use --without-pvm.
- * If PVM is installed you must set the PVM library and include
- directories accordingly. Usually: --with-pvm-library=$PREFIX/lib and
- --with-pvm-include=$PREFIX/include
- * If you wish to use Tk (--with-tk), you must set the tcl/tk library
- and include directories accordingly. Usually:
- --with-tk-library=$PREFIX/lib
- --with-tk-include=$PREFIX/include
- --with-tcl-library=$PREFIX/lib
- --with-tcl-include=$PREFIX/include
- * You should set the CFLAGS variable before running configure to set
- specific compilation options. Usually: CFLAGS="-O -pipe"
- * You should set the correct prefix. Usually: --prefix=$PREFIX
-
- On NetBSD, you should use the scilab package in /usr/pkgsrc/math/scilab
- If you wish to build scilab by hand you should follow the following
- rules (with PREFIX=/usr/local):
- * If PVM is not already installed you should use --without-pvm.
- * If PVM is installed you must set the PVM library and include
- directories accordingly. Usually: --with-pvm-library=$PREFIX/lib and
- --with-pvm-include=$PREFIX/include
- * If you wish to use Tk (--with-tk), you must set the tcl/tk library
- and include directories accordingly. Usually:
- --with-tk-library=$PREFIX/lib
- --with-tk-include=$PREFIX/include
- --with-tcl-library=$PREFIX/lib
- --with-tcl-include=$PREFIX/include
- * You should set the CFLAGS variable before running configure to set
- specific compilation options. Usually: CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe"
- * You should set the correct prefix. Usually: --prefix=$PREFIX
+ IF YOU HAVE A BINARY VERSION
+ ----------------------------
+ Unpack Scilab and call the execution script:
+ # ./bin/scilab
-
- C - CHANGING THE COMPILATION OPTIONS (source version only)
- ------------------------------------
-
- You may want to change the options used to compile Scilab, names of the
- compilers, compilation options, linker options, and so on; you can easily
- do that.
-
- The main "Makefile" of Scilab includes "Makefile.incl" and
- "config/Makefile.<machine>":
- - "Makefile.incl" contains all the compilation options
- - "config/Makefile.<machine>" is only used for the link of the executable
- "scilex" of Scilab.
-
- The file "Makefile.incl" is included by all the Makefiles of the
- distribution, so it is THE place where you can change compilation
- options (it is self documented).
-
- Note that "Makefile.incl" is automatically generated by "configure"
- from "Makefile.incl.in", so your modifications of "Makefile.incl" are
- discarded every time you run "configure".
- Users knowing the way "configure" works may want to modify directly the
- "configure" file.
-
- Even more, users knowing the way "autoconf" works may want to modify
- the "configure.in" file and then run "autoconf" to generate
- the "configure" file.
-
- D - CUSTOMIZING YOUR SCILAB
- ---------------------------
-
- 1 - By default Scilab includes its own browser written in TCL/TK.
- But it is possible to choose another one. See the section
- "Browser choice" of "man" help to do it.
+ For futher information: http://wiki.scilab.org/howto/install/linux
- 2 - If you want to recompile Scilab after modifications, execute only
- the "make all" command in Scilab directory (source version only).
- If you want to clean all executable, object files and libraries
- and then recompile Scilab, execute the following commands
- (source version only):
- make distclean
- make all
+ IF YOU HAVE A SOURCE VERSION
+ ----------------------------
+ Please see on our wiki:
+ http://wiki.scilab.org/Compiling_Scilab_5.x_under_GNU-Linux_Unix
- 3 - To print your postscript figures, the list of printers is defined
- in the environment variable "PRINTERS" or in the beginning of
- the shell script "bin/scilab".
-
- 4 - Icons for windows managers: icons for Scilab, Scilab graphics windows
- are given in the X11_defaults subdirectory. See the README in
- this subdirectory.
-
- 5 - COLOR RESOURCES: if you want to change the colors of your
- customization you need to modify the files in the X11_defaults
- subdirectory (essentially the Xscilab file) or to copy the same
- color resources in your personal resource file (home directory).
+
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II - REMARKS
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-
- 0 - This binary version has been compiled with "libc.so.6" linked to
- "libc-2.3.X.so". So it may not work on old Linux distributions where
- "libc.so.6" is linked to older "libc" libraries.
-
- A binary version for old "libc.so.6" libraries will be available soon.
-
- 1 - Note that C routines are not all ANSI.
-
- 2 - If there is something wrong when you open the scilab window
- check your ".Xdefault" or ".Xresource" file.
-
- 3 - Athena Widgets libraries libXaw.a and libXmu.a (and corresponding
- include files) are not systematically provided in some X11
- installations. If you are using X11R5 or X11R6, these libraries are
- provided for convenience with Scilab.
- "configure" first tries to find existing Athena Widgets libraries.
- If none are found and X Window release is not X11R4, it uses
- local Athena Widgets libraries. Otherwise an error is issued.
- You can impose the use of local Athena Widgets libraries by using
- the option "--with-local-Xaw" with "configure".
-
- 4 - For HP workstation, programs to be incrementally linked should
- be compiled with the option "+z" or "+Z".
-
- 5 - Binary versions compiled with Scilab's tcl/tk interface include TCL/TK
- libraries in "tcl" directory.
-
- 6 - If you have any problem or suggestion to improve Scilab
+ 1 - If you have any problem or suggestion to improve Scilab
http://bugzilla.scilab.org/index.cgi
- or better post a message to newsgroup:
+ Don't hesitate to browse other the bug reports to see workarounds.
+
+ 2 - User and development mailing lists are available:
- comp.soft-sys.math.scilab
+ http://www.scilab.org/contactus/index_contactus.php?page=mailing_lists
- ******************************************************************************
- III - TO RUN SCILAB
- *******************
-
- Run Scilab by executing "scilab" (shell script in bin).
-
- If the name of the directory of Scilab distribution is not the same on
- your machine than on the machine where Scilab was installed, copy the
- bin/scilab script file somewhere, set its execution rights on, edit
- it to modify the environment variable SCI definition (it should give
- the pathname to the directory of Scilab distribution) and use this
- modified script to start Scilab.
-
- ******************************************************************************
- IV - DOCUMENTATION
- ******************
-
- In addition to Scilab online documentation (obtained by typing "help item" or
- "apropos keyword" or clicking on the help button), you will find
- compressed postscript from Web site
- "http://www.scilab.org":
-
- Internals.ps.gz, Internals.pdf: Scilab's internals
- Intro.ps.gz, Intro.pdf: Introduction to Scilab
- Lmi.ps.gz, Lmi.pdf: Linear Matrix Inequalities Optimization Toolbox
- Manual.ps.gz, Manual.pdf: On line Manual
- Metanet.ps.gz, Metanet.pdf: Metanet User's Guide and Tutorial
- Scicos.ps.gz, Scicos.pdf: Scicos: a Dynamic System Builder and Simulator
- Signal.ps.gz, Signal.pdf: Signal Processing Toolbox
- Intersci.ps.gz, Intersci.pdf: Interfacing Tool
+ Archives of these mailing lists are available.
- Note that these documents are not uptodate.
-
- ******************************************************************************
- V - SOME IMPORTANT FILES AND DIRECTORIES
- ****************************************
-
- scilab.start : startup file for Scilab instructions in this file
- are executed when Scilab is executed. Note that
- you can also have your own startup file "SCIHOME/.scilab"
- or "SCIHOME/scilab.ini".
-
- configure.in : file used by "autoconf" to generate "configure".
-
- configure : file used to configure Scilab's unix versions.
-
- Makefile.incl.in : file used by configure to generate Makefile.incl.
-
- Makefile.incl : file included by all Makefile's. It is automatically
- generated by configure.
-
- Path.incl : contains the scilab directory pathname. It is included by
- scripts/Makefile. This file is automatically generated by
- configure.
-
- Version.incl : contains the scilab version. It is used by a few Makefile.
-
- Makefile.in : file used by configure to generate Makefile.
-
- Makefile : the main Makefile to make Scilab. It is automatically
- generated by configure.
-
- config/ : directory used by configure and by the main Makefile
-
- Makefile.<host>: Makefile included by main Makefile.
- It depends on the host and is used to created the
- executable bin/scilex.
-
- configuration : summarizes the configuration flags
- computed by configure
-
- demos/ : demos directory. Some of the demos can be executed by
- clicking on the "demos" button.
-
- examples/ : examples of dynamic links and interface code.
-
- macros/ : functions directory: this directory is divided into
- subdirectories corresponding to specific topics
- (control, polynomials,...). Each subdirectory contains
- the source code of the macros (files *.sci).
-
-
- libs/ : directory of libraries: archives of object files needed
- to link Scilab.
-
- routines/ : directory of fortran or C routines. Divided into
- subdirectories (see below).
-
- man/ : files for online help
-
- util/ : useful routines and ASCII files to manage Scilab.
-
- bin/ : executable code and scripts.
-
- scilab : shell-script to call Scilab and miscellaneous
- tools. execute scilab -help scilab for help.
- scilex : executable code of Scilab.
- scilink : shell script called by scilab -link.
- intersci: generator of interface program between Scilab
- and routines.
-
- intersci/ : Generator of interface program between Scilab and routines.
-
- maple/ : Maple code to link Maple with Scilab.
-
- pvm3/ : PVM for Scilab.
-
- tcl/ : TCL/TK for Scilab.
-
- ******************************************************************************
- THAT'S ALL FOLKS
- ******************************************************************************
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