[Scilab-users] Installing SIVP and IPD upon Scilab Installation

[Samuel Gougeon]

Hello nigamakashkumar

Le 14/06/2017 à 07:49, nigamakashkumar a écrit :
> Hi folks,
>
> I am currently working on application development through labview, which
> uses the Labview to Scilab Gateway (1.31) to run scilab scripts. Also, my
> scilab scripts require the toolboxes SIVP (0.5.3) and IPD(8.2) for Image
> Processing.
>
> I intend to make an installer for my application that installs my program,
> labview runtime engine and scilab (5.3.3). These part may be done
> automatically with the user just clicking next (for my program, runtime
> engine and scilab) which would be fairly obvious for them.
>
> However, I want scilab to install SIVP and IPD too. I would need atoms for
> that, since I use the command atomsLoad in my scilab script for labview
> (Since scilab GUI is not open in my application). This would require the
> user to open up scilab and install SIVP and IPD manually either through GUI
> or atomsInstall command.
>
> I was wondering whether we can save the user from this (and me from writing
> detailed instructions and constantly answering queries). Can SIVP and IPD be
> installed by calling scilab backend just after installation and installing
> the toolboxes. Or better still, by showing the user we are installing
> something
> but doing it programmatically.
>
> The only way I can think of that is writing a C-code to first execute Scilab
> installer, then call scilab engine and install both the toolboxes using
> atomsInstall, thereafter converting this whole process into an executable.
> However, I know C very less and it may take a lot of time for me. Is there
> any simpler method??

If you are a Windows user, you can do the same in a human-readable batch 
file,
without to have to compile anything.
On Linux, it should be also possible to write a similar batch in shell 
interpreted language.

HTH

Samuel