Re: GSL in octave

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

----- Original Message -----

> From: julian 
> To: "octave-maintainers 
> Cc: 
> Date: 2016/7/11, Mon 19:04
> Subject: GSL in octave
> 
> I have to use Laguerre polynomials and some other special functions in a
> octave script. Octave doesn't have this functions, so I tried to install
> the GNU Scientific Library (GSL), installing gsl-bin, libgsl0ldbl,
> libgsl0-dev and octave-gsl from debian repositories.
> 
> However, the only function installed in octave is gsl_sf:
> 
> -- Loadable Function: gsl_sf ()
> 
>      Octave bindings to the GNU Scientific Library.  All GSL functions
>      can be called with by the GSL names within octave.
> 
> I haven't found any further documentation of the function.
> 
> How can I use Laguerre polynomials and other special functions in
> octave? Is GSL a good option or there are better ones?


I do have enough knowledge on this matter but as far as I know

The gsl octave-package existed in the past and it is categorized as unmaintained
http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php


so it may not work on current octave (at least 4.0 later).

Tatsuro