[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40473] Octave MinGW hangs on startup on Windows 8 64 bit

[anonymous]

URL:
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                 Summary: Octave MinGW hangs on startup on Windows 8 64 bit
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Mon 04 Nov 2013 06:07:59 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Dov Kruger
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.6.4
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

I have Octave working on a windows 7 machine, and didn't expect it to be
different, but on my laptop, the package:

Octave3.6.4_gcc4.6.2_20130408.7z when unzipped to my usual:

c:\bin

all files are unpacked to:

c:\bin\octave\Octave3.6.4_gcc4.6.2

WHen I try to run:
c:\bin\octave\Octave3.6.4_gcc4.6.2\bin\octave

or
c:\bin\octave\Octave3.6.4_gcc4.6.2\bin\octave3.6.4

The window opens up but the program hangs.

I installed cygwin, and the machine does work with the version in the cygwin
package.  However, in order to get other people to load Octave, it would be a
huge help not to have to load an entire operating system.

Is there any log file i can collect to help track this down?





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