Scilab version 4.0 for Windows (98/2000/XP)
0 - COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Scilab is free software.
See the included license: "license.txt" in English
"licence.txt" in French
I - TO RUN SCILAB (BINARY VERSION)
1 - You have already installed Scilab by executing "scilab-4.0.exe".
By default Scilab is in "C:\Program Files\scilab-4.0" directory.
2 - Run Scilab by executing "Scilab 4.0" from the startup menu.
In fact, it is a link to "wscilex.exe" in Scilab subdirectory "bin",
so you can run Scilab by executing directly "wscilex.exe".
3 - Scilab has been compiled with Visual C++ .NET 2003
(Intel C 9.0 & Fortran 9.0, see III below).
All examples of incremental link given with Scilab are prepared
for Visual C++.
4 - If you want use Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express with Scilab 4.0
download and install "Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK"
at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
and download and install "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express"
at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/
5 - If you want use LCC-Win32 (C compiler) with Scilab 4.0
See Readme_LCC.txt in lcc directory.
You can download at http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/
6 - If you have any problems or suggestions concerning Scilab,
http://www.scilab.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla_bug_II/index.cgi
or better post a message to newsgroup:
comp.soft-sys.math.scilab
II - TO UNINSTALL SCILAB (BINARY VERSION)
To uninstall Scilab you can use the unintaller. You will find it in the "Scilab 4.0" item of the Program Group. You can also use the Add/Remove Programs of the Control Panel.
III - TO COMPILE SCILAB FROM A SOURCE VERSION
We have compiled this distribution with Visual Studio 2003 (Intel C 9.0 & Fortran 9.0).
1 - To compile with Visual C++ .NET 2003 & Intel Fortran 9.0,
see Readme_visual.txt
2 - To compile with Visual C++ 6.0
type "make all". (use f2c to translate fortran to c.)
IV - DOCUMENTATION
In addition to Scilab online documentation (obtained by typing "help item" or
"apropos keyword" or clicking on the help button), you will find
compressed postscript and pdf documentation by anonymous ftp on
"ftp.inria.fr:/INRIA/Projects/Scilab"
or from Web site
"http://www.scilab.org":
Internals.ps.gz, Internals.pdf:Scilab 's internals Intro.ps.gz, Intro.pdf:Introduction to Scilab Lmi.ps.gz, Lmi.pdf:Linear Matrix Inequalities Optimization Toolbox Manual.ps.gz, Manual.pdf:On line Manual Metanet.ps.gz, Metanet.pdf:Metanet User's Guide and Tutorial Scicos.ps.gz, Scicos.pdf:Scicos : a Dynamic System Builder and Simulator Signal.ps.gz, Signal.pdf:Signal Processing Toolbox Intersci.ps.gz, Intersci.pdf:Interfacing Tool
Note that these documents are not uptodate.
V - SOME IMPORTANT FILES AND DIRECTORIES
scilab.star : startup file for Scilab instructions in this file
are executed when Scilab is executed. Note that
you can also have your own startup file "scilab.ini"
in your current directory.
Makefile.incl.mak : file included by all Makefile's.
Makefile.mak : the main Makefile to make Scilab.
config/Makefile.mak : directory used by the main Makefile
demos/ : demos directory. Some of the demos can be executed by
clicking on the "demos" button.
examples/ : examples of dynamic links and interface code.
macros/ : functions directory: this directory is divided into
subdirectories corresponding to specific topics
(control, polynomials,...). Each subdirectory contains
the source code of the macros (files *.sci).
routines/ : directory of fortran or C routines.
man/ : files for online help
util/ : useful routines and ASCII files to manage Scilab.
bin/ : executable code and scripts.
scilex : executable code of Scilab (Console version).
wscilex : executable code of Scilab (Windows version).
intersci/ : Generator of interface program between Scilab and
routines.
maple/ : Maple code to link Maple with Scilab.
pvm3/ : PVM 3 for Scilab.
tcl/ : TCL/TK for Scilab.