Do you mean that (CC) mailing lists is help-octave?
I deleted previous ubuntu which has 1G-ram memory and I created new one which has 8G-ram memory in my virtualbox.
this time, I checked all the required softwares listed in the file '/doc/interpreter/install.txi' and installed them.
when I run the following command
$ ./bootstrap --gnulib-srcdir=/usr/bin/
I got the result( last part)
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autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --include=m4 --force
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader --include=m4 --force
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:79: installing 'build-aux/compile'
configure.ac:68: installing 'build-aux/missing'
Makefile.am: installing 'build-aux/depcomp'
configure.ac: installing 'build-aux/ylwrap'
Makefile.am:67: installing 'build-aux/mdate-sh'
Makefile.am:67: installing 'build-aux/texinfo.tex'
autoreconf: Leaving directory `.'
./bootstrap: failed to symlink build-aux/install-sh
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1. why has bootstrap failed? (but anyway 'configure' script has created)
and after run 'configure'
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configure: WARNING: HDF5 library not found. Octave will not be able to save or load HDF5 data files.
configure: WARNING: JAVA_HOME environment variable not initialized. Auto-detection will proceed but is unreliable.
configure: WARNING: Qt libraries not found -- disabling GUI
configure:
configure: NOTE: Libraries or auxiliary programs may be skipped if they are
configure: NOTE: not found OR if they are missing required features on your
configure: NOTE: system.
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2. I have installed 'libhdf5-dev' and but 'hdf5' is not recognized.
And I installed 'openjdk-8-jdk' but 'JAVA_HOME' warning. Should I do something after installing them?
3. Anyway Makefile script is created after ./configure
But if I run 'make', (last part of result)
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kpathsea: Running mktexmf ecrm1095
! I can't find file `ecrm1095'.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1095
Please type another input file name
! Emergency stop.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1095
Transcript written on mfput.log.
grep: ecrm1095.log: No such file or directory
mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1095' failed to make ecrm1095.tfm.
/usr/bin/texi2dvi: etex exited with bad status, quitting.
Makefile:27688: recipe for target 'doc/interpreter/octave.dvi' failed
make[2]: *** [doc/interpreter/octave.dvi] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/sw/Softwares/octave/build2'
Makefile:25745: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/sw/Softwares/octave/build2'
Makefile:9868: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
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I feel that I am around the build success.
Help me to see glorious sunshine, buddy.
p.s Hey Mike, I want to do this and that in Octave so I need to build it.
Is my answer not enough to get your help?