[scilab-Users] Problems with building toolboxes

[ray joseph]

Sylvestre,

That was very informative, thank you.

>> Being visually oriented, I find graphics very helpful in guiding me
through
>> processes.  Are there any charts or diagrams that show the work processes
>> for the realm of activities in the use of Scilab and Xcos?
>I am not sure to understand what you want here ?!
>A graphical tutorial ?

I am sorry, I wasn't looking for a tutorial as much as an installation and
operation overview.  Such as "These are the steps to install on platform
xyz.  This might show branches where a decision must be made and possibly
links to clarifications.  Similarly, to add items through toolboxes and
ATOM, helping the user chose the best choice first.

If I knew what these processes were, I would be happy to perform this.  With
such a graphic implemented in html on a webpage, a user could keep track of
their progress.

Best regards,
Ray


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sylvestre Ledru" <sylvestre.ledru at scilab.org>
To: <users at lists.scilab.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [scilab-Users] Problems with building toolboxes


> Le samedi 26 juin 2010 à 08:01 -0500, ray joseph a écrit :
> > That was a great exchange.  I thank everyone for the efforts.  As a new
> > user, I would like to understand the process.
> >
> > This difficulty came while implementing a toolbox.
> For your information, we provide a skeleton for module developments.
> Under Linux & Mac OS X binaries, it is available here:
> SCI/share/scilab/contrib/toolbox_skeleton/
>
> >  This particular toolbox requires a Fortran complier.  Do all toolboxes
require a compilation
> > operation?
> Compilers are required when some compilations are done (C, C++,
> Fortran...). If the module is only based on Scilab macros, no need to
> have a compiler.
> By the way, if a module is available through ATOMS
> (http://atoms.scilab.org/ / http://wiki.scilab.org/ATOMS ), the final
> user won't need a compiler since we are distributing binaries.
>
> > Is the type of compiler different for each toolbox?
> No, under Linux & Mac OS X, the compilation is done by the autotools
> (autoconf, automake and libtool) which are (supposed) to abstract the
> compiling process.
>
> > How is the compiler requirement communicated to the user?
> It is one of the aspect I was referring in my previous message, we
improved the feedback under Linux / Mac OS X
> (while it was already pretty clear under Windows)
>
> > Being visually oriented, I find graphics very helpful in guiding me
through
> > processes.  Are there any charts or diagrams that show the work
processes
> > for the realm of activities in the use of Scilab and Xcos?
> I am not sure to understand what you want here ?!
> A graphical tutorial ?
>
> Sylvestre
>
>
>
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