Re: Yet another thread on Octave on Windows.

[Ole Jacob Hagen]

Hi, Paul.

When I start Octave like this:
octave --interactive --path 
D:\\Octave\\OctaveBin\\share\\octave\\2.1.64\\m --exec-path 
D:\\Octave\\OctaveBin\\libexec\\octave

Then finds the oct and m-files in these folders. But it doesn't search 
recursively, how can I accomplish this?
That would be nice, so I don't have to copy ALL m-files into one directory.

I've recently found a readline for Win32. I will check this package 
shortly. ;)


Cheers,

Ole J.


By the way, here is a benchmark test of Octave-2.1.64 compiled with 
MinGW (gcc-3.2.3) on Windows XP.
This Octave works natively on Windows.

Are these timings good enough?


octave:2> Octave2.m
  Octave Benchmark 2
  ==================
Number of times each test is run__________________________: 3

  I. Matrix calculation
  ---------------------
Creation, transp., deformation of a 1500x1500 matrix (sec): 0.9565
800x800 normal distributed random matrix ^1000______ (sec): 1.45
Sorting of 2,000,000 random values__________________ (sec): 1.227
700x700 cross-product matrix (b = a' * a)___________ (sec): 5.624
Linear regression over a 600x600 matrix (c = a \ b') (sec): 0.7783
                 ------------------------------------------------------
               Trimmed geom. mean (2 extremes eliminated): 1.194

  II. Matrix functions
  --------------------
FFT over 800,000 random values______________________ (sec): 1.18
Eigenvalues of a 320x320 random matrix______________ (sec): 0.9439
Determinant of a 650x650 random matrix______________ (sec): 0.9263
Cholesky decomposition of a 900x900 matrix__________ (sec): 0.7379
Inverse of a 400x400 random matrix__________________ (sec): 0.7445
                 ------------------------------------------------------
               Trimmed geom. mean (2 extremes eliminated): 0.8667

  III. Programmation
  ------------------
750,000 Fibonacci numbers calculation (vector calc)_ (sec): 3.74
Creation of a 2250x2250 Hilbert matrix (matrix calc) (sec): 0.8432
Grand common divisors of 70,000 pairs (recursion)___ (sec): 0.477
Creation of a 220x220 Toeplitz matrix (loops)_______ (sec): 1.132
function name is : trace
Escoufier's method on a 37x37 matrix (mixed)________ (sec): 2.41
                 ------------------------------------------------------
               Trimmed geom. mean (2 extremes eliminated): 1.32


Total time for all 15 tests_________________________ (sec): 23.17
Overall mean (sum of I, II and III trimmed means/3)_ (sec): 1.109
                     --- End of test ---
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