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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is a scilab toolbox to call octave functions. It requires octave to be inst 2. `Octave - Version 4.4.1, 5.1.0` 3. `Scilab - Version 6.0.1` -## Installation instructions: +## Software prerequisites: Run the following commands in the linux terminal 1. `sudo apt-get install build-essential (~117 MB download)` 2. `sudo apt-get install liboctave-dev (~103 MB download)` @@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ Run the following commands in the linux terminal 4. `sudo apt-get install scilab` ## Install the required octave packages using the below command in linux terminal - `sudo apt-get install octave-<pkg name>` - For example, to install signal package in octave, do - `sudo apt-get install octave-signal` +1. `sudo apt-get install octave-<pkg name>` +For example, to install signal package in octave, do +1. `sudo apt-get install octave-signal` ## Launch Scilab and run the following commands inside the scilab console 1. `cd <path to fossee-scilab-octave-toolbox directory>` @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Run the following commands in the linux terminal 3. `exec loader.sce` 4. `help octave_fun` (then execute the examples appearing on the help page to test the toolbox) -## In case if executing the builder and loader files in scilab throw an error regarding .so files, you probably need to build the toolbox from source. Do the following on the linux terminal +## Building the source +In case if executing the builder and loader files in scilab throw an error regarding .so files, you probably need to build the toolbox from source. Do the following on the linux terminal 1. Download the fossee-scilab-octave-toolbox source from [`atoms.scilab.org`](https://atoms.scilab.org) 2. Close scilab, if running 3. `cd <path to fossee-scilab-octave-toolbox/src/ directory>` |