mkoctfile in Ubuntu

We need octave3.0-header first.

$ sudo apt-get install octave3.0-header

After the accomplishment of download and installation,

you can use mkoctfile now.

http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Getting-Started-with-Oct_002dFiles.html

Do followin the steps.

You can compile hello.cc successfully and run it helloworld (1,2,3)