Re: Octave error

[Diego Ruiz]

Quentin,

Sorry for boring you.
It seems everything has intalled ok. Now, is there a different 
way for starting Octave-forge, other than Octave?
Is there any help option for the sparse matrix environment?

Thanks,
Diego

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                 Diego Ruiz Hernández
               www.econ.upf.es/~diruiz

Universitat Pompeu Fabra,  Dept. d'Economia i Empresa
          c/ Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27, 08025,
                   Barcelona, ESPAÑA

Fall Term:
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Quentin Spencer <address@hidden>
To: Diego Ruiz <address@hidden>
Sent: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:16:53 -0600
Subject: Re: Octave error

> The updated version of octave is built with support for 
> the FFTW library, which the Fedora version doesn't have. 
> The FFTW library is one of the RPMS I included, but I 
> now realize the command I gave previously is incorrect. 
> The command rpm -Uvh *.rpm should install all of the 
> RPMS you have downloaded, including fftw.
> 
> regards,
> Quentin
> 
> Diego Ruiz wrote:
> 
> >Hi Quentin,
> >
> >I tried to install again Octave Forge by following the 
> >instructions you gave me some days ago and using the rpm 
files 
> >in your page. However, when installing I receive the 
following 
> >error message:
> >
> >error: failed dependencies:
> >fftw3 is needed by octave-2.12.57-5
> >libfftw3.so.3 is needed by octave-2.1.57-5
> >
> >It's quite extrange, because Octave is already running in my 
> >system.
> >Do you have a hint?
> >
> >Thank you very much.
> >Diego
> >
> >
> >---------- Original Message -----------
> >From: Quentin Spencer <address@hidden>
> >To: Diego Ruiz <address@hidden>
> >Sent: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:42:37 -0600
> >Subject: Re: Octave error
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Hi Diego,
> >>I'm not sure exactly what is causing your problem. The 
> >>octave-forge package is designed to install even if some 
> >>parts don't compile correctly. It would appear that 
> >>dispatch.oct and some of the sparse routines didn't 
> >>compile. I would try recompiling and reporting any 
> >>errors you see during compilation.
> >>
> >>I upgraded to Fedora Core 3 this week, but I found I 
> >>still have some packages I built for FC2 that may be 
> >>helpful to you. I have uploaded them to a web page: 
> >>    
> >>
> >http://webpages.charter.net/qspencer/octave/
> >  
> >
> >>I would suggest downloading all of these to a directory 
> >>and then installing them from that directory as root 
> >>with the command: rpm -Fvh *.rpm This is for octave 
> >>2.1.57 with the June release of octave forge. You will 
> >>need to first remove any octave or octave-forge packages 
> >>that you installed without using an RPM. I don't use 
> >>sparse, so I don't know whether this feature has been 
> >>updated in the more recent Sepember release. I am in the 
> >>process if building 2.1.62 for Fedora Core 3. If 
> >>everything is successful, I could put the SRPMs at the 
> >>web site, and I think they should rebuild on FC2. Let me 
> >>know if you have any success with these packages.
> >>
> >>-Quentin
> >>
> >>Diego Ruiz wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Dear Quentin,
> >>>
> >>>Have you seen my post of some days ago... I' still unable 
to 
> >>>finding a solution to the problem. Maybe you can help me.
> >>>Thank you and sorry for asking directly to you.
> >>>Diego
> >>>
> >>>Original post:
> >>>
> >>>One or two weeks ago I asked for the availability of an 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >sparse 
> >  
> >
> >>>matrices utility in Octave.
> >>>Today I've finally installed octave-forge but now, when 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >starting 
> >  
> >
> >>>up octave I get the following error message:
> >>>
> >>>error: /home/yeyo/octave-forge/oct/dispatch.oct is not a 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >valid 
> >  
> >
> >>>shared library
> >>>error: 'dispatch' undefined near line 2 column 1
> >>>error: near line 2 of file '/home/yeyo/octave-
> >>>      
> >>>
> >forge/comm/PKG_ADD'
> >  
> >
> >>>error: evaluating assignment expression near line 2, column 
10
> >>>error: near line 2 of file '/home/yeyo/.octaverc'
> >>>octave:1>
> >>>
> >>>The the program runs correctly (up to very simple tests) 
but 
> >>>then, when I introduce  "sparse" in the command line I get:
> >>>
> >>>octave:1>sparse
> >>>error: /home/yeyo/octave-forge/oct/sparse.oct is not a 
valid 
> >>>shared library
> >>>octave:1>
> >>>
> >>>I've installed octave-forge under  "Fedora Core 2" by 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >following 
> >  
> >
> >>>the instruccions in the INSTALL file.
> >>>Can anyone give me a hand?
> >>>
> >>>Thankyou.
> >>>Diego
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>******************************************************
> >>>                Diego Ruiz Hernández
> >>>              www.econ.upf.es/~diruiz
> >>>
> >>>Universitat Pompeu Fabra,  Dept. d'Economia i Empresa
> >>>         c/ Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27, 08025,
> >>>                  Barcelona, ESPAÑA
> >>>
> >>>Fall Term:
> >>>        Edinburgh University, School Of Management
> >>>       William Robertson Building, 50 George Square
> >>>                Edinburgh EH8 9JY, UK
> >>>******************************************************
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
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