Well, that would be a good question for the Cygwin folks, because AFAIK, they implement their own POSIX layer independent of what Windows provides ( they run a Cygwin *.dll to emulate a GNU/Linux-like POSIX environment ). It should be independent of the 98-ME vs. NT-XP line of Windows OSes.
Thomas, not to beat you up for this, but I personally would recommend one of the following: * upgrade to a NT-XP Windows operating system. Even Windows fans despise '98. I understand if this is not an option for you. * install GNU/Linux / *BSD on another partition on the machine * use a GNU/Linux bootable CD ( for example, Knoppix ) with Octave on it. Best of luck! ~Tomer P.S.- I'm copying this to the Cygwin folks. On Oct 28, 2003 at 6:37pm, Christoph Dalitz wrote: christ >Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:37:40 +0100 christ >From: Christoph Dalitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> christ >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] christ >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] christ >Subject: Re: Octave fails to open pipe to pgnuplot christ >Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 11:40:13 -0600 christ >Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] christ > christ >On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 01:05:31 -0600 christ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: christ >> christ >> I have installed octave 2.1.49 and gnuplot using cygwin on windows 98. christ >> I downloaded the files from this site . Both christ >> octave and gnuplot seem to have installed ok and run fine individually . christ >> However when I try a plot command . I get and error (win32 error 6) christ >> saying "wait failed" and that a pipe could not be opened to pgnuplot. christ >> Could you please help me fix this problem if there is a fix. christ >> christ >AFAIK the Win9x/ME product line does not support pipes, which are only christ >implemented in WinNT/2000/XP (please correct me, if I am wrong). christ > christ >Thus I would expect that the Octave/Gnuplot combination only works on christ >win32 systems with WinNT and above. christ > christ >Christoph Dalitz christ > christ > christ > christ > christ >------------------------------------------------------------- christ >Octave is freely available under the terms of the GNU GPL. christ > christ >Octave's home on the web: http://www.octave.org christ >How to fund new projects: http://www.octave.org/funding.html christ >Subscription information: http://www.octave.org/archive.html christ >------------------------------------------------------------- christ > christ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
