Package request: GNU Octave

[franciscod]

There are a few Octave "distros" for Android so maybe it's simple to bring Octave into Termux too. I might give it a shot in a few weeks (but don't let that stop you, feel free to try anyway :))

[Goodgithuber]

I like using android to plot graph on the fly, the GNUroot debian Octave eats like 650MB of diskspace, I like Termux better.

[its-pointless]

done it myself..

[kurokirasama]

so it is possible to have octave on termux?

[Atavic]

Can be closed as solved here.

[SDRausty]

@franciscod octave is currently available via https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/ Arch Linux in Termux PRoot. Use pacman -S octave to install octave on device once Arch Linux is installed in Termux.

@Atavic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Octave is on Wikipedia. Termux is not https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/1930 "Please share your thoughts on the matter ..." as the notice requests.

[Grimler91]

@Atavic Thanks!

[Grimler91]

Reopening this, goal is to have octave available in the main repo. Low priority I suppose though since it is available from ita-pointless repo.

[SDRausty]

GNU rocks! @Grimler91 Thank you for reopening this issue.

The following is spunoff from working on https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/1930 Termux Wikipedia Article

Are you familiar with https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html Especially:

If you maintain a distribution that follows the Free System Distribution and would like to be listed here, please write to webmasters@gnu.org with an introduction and a link to the project Web site.

Has anyone approached https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html for inclusion?

[archisman-panigrahi]

The octave in its-pointless repo has gui disabled (tried with fluxbox and xfce). So it might be a good idea to keep this feature enabled in the official repository.

[ghost]

in the official repository.

There is a reason why octave is available only in its-pointless repository.

[tathastu871]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.octave

[tathastu871]

Tried installing from itspointless repo throws below error CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "octave": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

[Grimler91]

Tried installing from itspointless repo throws below error CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "octave": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

Works fine here. Most likely you have installed octave from the android-5/6 repository on an android >= 7 device. Use the android >= 7 repo: deb https://its-pointless.github.io/files/24 termux extras

[tathastu871]

Tried installing from itspointless repo throws below error CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "octave": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

Works fine here. Most likely you have installed octave from the android-5/6 repository on an android >= 7 device. Use the android >= 7 repo: deb https://its-pointless.github.io/files/24 termux extras

Tried that CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-6.1.0": library "libmetis.so" not found

To solve above error installed openfoam as it provides libmetis.

Then same libandroid again

CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-6.1.0": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

[Grimler91]

Tried that CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-6.1.0": library "libmetis.so" not found

To solve above error installed openfoam as it provides libmetis.

libmetis.so is provided by suitesparse, and octave already depends on it so the library should already be installed.

Then same libandroid again

CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-6.1.0": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

I still can't produce any issue, so best guess is that your environment is broken for some reason.

[wentywenty]

/sdcard $ octave octave: no graphical display found octave: disabling GUI features CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-7.3.0": library "libGLU.so" not found

[zoomlogo]

Tried installing from itspointless repo throws below error CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "octave": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

Works fine here. Most likely you have installed octave from the android-5/6 repository on an android >= 7 device. Use the android >= 7 repo: deb https://its-pointless.github.io/files/24 termux extras

Tried that CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-6.1.0": library "libmetis.so" not found

To solve above error installed openfoam as it provides libmetis.

Then same libandroid again

CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/octave-cli-6.1.0": library "libandroid-support.so" not found

Adding this to my .zshrc seemed to solve the issue for me.

export PREFIX=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX/lib
export PATH=$PREFIX/bin

[raviraj-47]

I have installed the octave on termux how to run it please tell

[archisman-panigrahi]

Run the command octave

[raviraj-47]

It wasn't not working earlier with the same octave command but it worked now Thanks bro