'e' key not being outputted

[David Gunter]

I have installed a new Fink (stable-only) under OS X 10.4.  I then  
installed octave and all the related packages.  If I run Octave in  
interactive mode it seems to not accept the 'e' key.  Something is  
being registered - if I type 'e' then the next character I type will  
not appear as well.  It is as if typing 'e' puts the command line  
into some other mode.  Running Octave against a created *.m file  
works fine.

I suspected readline was the problem but the gnuplot installed under  
Fink works fine (it uses the same readline package doesn't it?)

I get this behavior whether Octave is run in an xterm or inside an  
Aqua terminal window.

Any ideas as to what's happening?

Thanks,
david
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David Gunter
Santa Fe, NM



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