Hot dang, it works! I followed the instructions from this site to download the dependencies and prep Octave:
http://www.courville.org/mediawiki/i...10#octave_port

However, I added the following flags to .configure:
./configure CFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -mcpu=arm1136jf-s -mtune=arm1136jf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=softfp" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -mcpu=arm1136jf-s -mtune=arm1136jf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=softfp" F77="/usr/bin/f77_f2c" --prefix="/usr" --exec-prefix="/usr"

Then, apply this command just like in the website:
sed -i -e "s:rm -f INSTALL:cp ../../INSTALL.OCTAVE ./INSTALL:g" -e "s:rm -f BUGS:cp ../../BUGS ./BUGS:g" doc/interpreter/Makefile

Then type "make" and go eat a sandwhich. It'll still barf a little trying to make a couple of the documents (don't care).

Type "fakeroot make install" to make it put everything in the proper place.

Then you have to copy things to your Tablet. I have ssh installed, so I used secure copy (my local ip is 135.246.1.107):
scp -rp /usr/lib/octave-3.0.2 root@135.246.1.107:/usr/lib/
scp -rp /usr/bin/octav* root@135.246.1.107:/usr/bin/
scp -rp /usr/bin/mkoct* root@135.246.1.107:/usr/bin/
scp -rp /usr/bin/f77* root@135.246.1.107:/usr/bin/
scp -rp /usr/libexec/octave root@135.246.1.107:/usr/libexec/
scp -rp /usr/share/octave root@135.246.1.107:/usr/share/

I'm not sure, but I think you may have to copy the libstdc* files as well. A lot of the "compile yourself" executables seem to need it.

BUT... you need gnuplot! Anunakin has got you covered. It's a recent version, too!
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=20425

You'll need to install the wxwidgets so that you can control the gnuplot window. Before running octave, you'll want to set this environment variable in your shell: "export GNUTERM=wxt"

Octave boots with no errors, and I have full plot support! Woo Hoo! I FINALLY have a solid Matlab clone on my tablet. Thanks so much for all your help ,lardman!

(Notice that the website I referenced has a debian of octave, but you can't plot with that one. No, I don't have time to learn how to create a debian package. I suppose I could try zipping up the associated files to let others copy them.)

- Jim