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bug #41233: Missing build dependencies in install.txi

Submitted by:  Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Submitted on:  Tue 14 Jan 2014 02:08:08 PM UTC  
 
Category: DocumentationSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Documentation
Status: FixedAssigned to: Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: 3.8.0Operating System: Any

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Wed 15 Jan 2014 03:14:41 AM UTC, comment #2:

I pushed two changesets to add the missing dependencies and add a link to install.txi from etc/HACKING:

http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/8671f39d1728
http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/de72c443ed3f

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
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Tue 14 Jan 2014 05:54:27 PM UTC, comment #1:

Seems like an easy enough patch to the documentation if you want to go ahead and do it. I suggest just putting "Java Development Kit" and a recommendation since we don't actually require OpenJDK in the same way we require some other tools.

Rik <rik5>
Project Administrator
Tue 14 Jan 2014 02:08:08 PM UTC, original submission:

This is filed based on comments from bug #41067.

The following build dependencies and descriptions are missing from the "Build Tools" subsection of install.txi:

  • GNU gperf
  • GNU Texinfo

In addition, OpenJDK or Java is not mentioned at all in the "External Packages" subsection. Should OpenJDK be listed specifically in the table item header, or should the table say "Java Development Kit" and then recommend OpenJDK as the free software implementation of the JDK?

There should probably also be some text in etc/HACKING that directs the user to read doc/interpreter/install.txi for the full list of both required and optional dependencies to build Octave from mercurial. I suggest install.txi because it is the file that is guaranteed to be there after cloning from mercurial.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
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