[Scilab-Dev] Re: Building scilab-master-1286272063 on Fedora 13 (Solved)

[Dean S. Messing]

On 14 Oct 2010 23:23:22 +0200, Calixte Denizet wrote:
> Try 'make macros' in your SCI dir.

Thanks Calixte.

I found my problem regarding the lack of .bin files.  I evidently typed
"make" instead of "make all".  I did a dist clean, a reconfiguration
(just for fun) and a "make all" followed by "make install".  All the
operations but last one were done with ordinary user permissions, like a
good Linux user should. :-)

I now have the Master Branch of scilab up and running on Fedora 13
though I've tried to _do_ nothing in it yet.

Once the problems I've discussed are addressed (Scilab's build problems
not mine) it would be very good to add a clear set of steps to
http://wiki.scilab.org/Compiling_Scilab_5.x_under_GNU-Linux_Unix that
teachs how to install either 5.3.0 or the Master Branch on a up-to-date
Fedora machine.

I would be happy to help with this, but since I don't know your various
developer protocols for getting things approved and added to the wiki,
&c. it might be better for one of the engineers running
Fedora/Scilab-5.3.0 (that Sylvestre mentioned to me yesterday) to do it.

Again I'll be happy to help. But first I need someone here to go through
the documentation of my own build process and tell me what's my fault
and what are bone fide bugs in your Build process.

These links document the problems I've run into:

  http://lists.scilab.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-browse?list=users&cmd=showmsg&msgnum=3023

  http://lists.scilab.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-browse?list=dev&cmd=showmsg&msgnum=1933

and the 1st half of

  http://lists.scilab.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-browse?list=dev&cmd=showmsg&msgnum=1935

down to where I say "Installation went fine".



Thanks.

Dean