Description of configure options

Scilab can be compiled with many different options. Some of them disable many Scilab features.

Option	Disables
--without-javasci	Java interface to Scilab
--without-gui	GUI/Console Graphics Xcos Help Browser Build of the documentation
--without-hdf5	Xcos
--without-scicos	Xcos
--without-xcos	Xcos (since Scilab 5.3.2)
--without-ocaml	Modelica features of Xcos
--without-modelica	Modelica features of Xcos (since Scilab 5.3.2)
--without-fftw	FFTW features
--without-pvm	PVM features
--without-umfpack	UMFPACK features
--without-matio	Mat I/O features
--without-tk	Tcl/Tk Graphic editor (GED)
--disable-build-help	The construction of the help.
--disable-build-localization	The construction of the localization files
--without-openmp	Disable the function parallel_run (based on OpenMP)

Java dependencies

Scilab can be run as computing engine without any dependencies on the Java. The following options disable any need of a JDK/JVM (build and runtime).

--without-javasci --without-gui --disable-build-help

Minimal Scilab

To build a minimal Scilab, the options are:

--without-gui --without-javasci --without-jdk --disable-build-help --disable-build-localization --without-hdf5 --without-scicos --without-xcos --without-ocaml --without-modelica --without-fftw --without-pvm --without-umfpack --without-matio --without-tk --without-openmp --without-arpack-ng

By default, Scilab install unitary tests and demos. To gain space, after the make install, use the command:

rm -rf share/scilab/modules/*/demos share/scilab/modules/*/tests