[with spkg, needs work] Experimental scilab-5.0.3.spkg

[jsp]

I made an experimental scilab-5.0.3.spkg

[ http://sage.math.washington.edu/home/jsp/SPKGS/Scilab/scilab-5.0.3.spkg ]

Please test it by downloading it into $SAGEROOT
and type

./sage -f -m scilab-5.0.3.spkg

The -m argument keeps the package in the spkg/build directory for
further experimentation.

See spkg-install:
I did a minimal
./configure --without-javasci --without-gui --with-gfortran


There are two dependencies left: pcre and matio

I don't know how essential they are for a full functional scilab :(

Cheers,

Jaap

For me it worked on Fedora 9 and Fedora 10

real	36m7.756s
user	22m25.173s
sys	9m55.849s
Successfully installed scilab-5.0.3
You can safely delete the temporary build directory
/home/jaap/downloads/sage-3.2.2.alpha0/spkg/build/scilab-5.0.3
Making Sage/Python scripts relocatable...
Making script relocatable
Finished installing scilab-5.0.3.spkg
[jaap@paix sage-3.2.2.alpha0]$
[...]
sage: scilab.console()
graphics module not found.
javasci module not found.
         ___________________________________________
                        scilab-5.0.3

                  Consortium Scilab (DIGITEO)
                Copyright (c) 1989-2008 (INRIA)
                Copyright (c) 1989-2007 (ENPC)
         ___________________________________________


Startup execution:
   loading initial environment

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[mabshoff]

This spkg needs at least to attempt to pick the right Fortran runtime at configure time.

Cheers,

Michael

[jsp]

Replying to mabshoff:

This spkg needs at least to attempt to pick the right Fortran runtime at configure time.

Of course you are right, but I don't know how to do that.

Besides there are other dependencies to be resolved.

What I did on Fedora was cycling .configure and installing missing dependencies.

Not very suited for inclusion in spkg-install :-)!

Jaap