Compile and install Gretl on a Raspberry Pi

I successfully compiled and ran Gretl (v2021a) on a Raspi 3b+. I am pretty sure it also runs ok on a Raspi 4.

Install required packages

Make sure all necessary packages for compilation are installed. Execute:

sudo sh install_required_packages.sh

This script installs all packages required for compilation

Clone the gretl repository to the local folder in ~/git/gretl-git.

clone_repo.sh

Compile gretl

Execute this script to compile Gretl

sh compile-gretl_git.sh

Afterwards you should be able to start the gretl GUI by gretl or the gretl CLI by gretlcli.

Confirm successfull installation:

gretlcli --version

Change swappiness

For improving the performance of your raspi, I also recommend to change the default swappiness (just google for it) settings. Open

sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

and append at the end

vm.swappiness=10

The setting will be activated with your next reboot.

For changing it on-the-fly, execute:

sudo sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10