Re: Compiling Octave on WinXP32bit for Win764bit

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Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso-2 wrote
> [...] people who have been able to replicate Michael's build (I count
> zero), it's seems it's actually much easier to cross-compile Octave from
> GNU/Linux into Windows
> 
> Isn't this a great opportunity for you to install a GNU/Linux
> (virtual?) machine and see how the almost impossible becomes feasible?
> 
> - Jordi G. H. 

Zero sounds a little depressing ;)... Yes you are absolutely right it is a
great opportunity but my laziness/procrastination kept me away from Linux
until now. After a short time I always came back to Windows because I knew
how to get things done there. For me its like shifting from Word to Latex
('quick and dirty' vs 'superior long term infrastructure') with a far
greater overhead where you simply have to invest time that will hardly bring
you a step forward concerning your actual work.


tmacchant wrote
> "Compiling Octave on WinXP32bit for Win764bit"
> What do you want do?
> Do you want to build 64bit binary on 32bit XP?
> Why do you want to do it?
> 
> It is  better to try to build on windows 7 directly.
> Windows XP is not suitable octave build because it is horribly slow.
> Tatsuto

Thanks for pointing out that it is so slow. Yes, I would like to compile the
64bit binary on 32bit OS. Why? For the challenge and for education. The more
errors occur the more I should learn.



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