Re: cannot install optim-1.0.0.tar.gz using pkg

[David Bateman]

Evan wrote:
> I'm using octave 2.9.12
> 
> octave:2> pkg install optim-1.0.0.tar.gz
> make: mkoctfile: Command not found
> make: *** [leval.oct] Error 127
> export INSTALLDIR="/home/evan/octave/optim-1.0.0"; make -C
> /tmp/oct-omXrAt/optim-1.0.0/src
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/oct-omXrAt/optim-1.0.0/src'
> mkoctfile -s leval.cc
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/oct-omXrAt/optim-1.0.0/src'
> 
> error: 'make' returned the following error: make: Entering directory
> `/tmp/oct-omXrAt/optim-1.0.0/src'
> mkoctfile -s leval.cc
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/oct-omXrAt/optim-1.0.0/src'
> error: called from `pkg:configure_make' in file
> /usr/share/octave/2.9.12/m/pkg/pkg.m near line 824, column 2
> octave:2>


How did you get your copy of Octave? If from an rpm/deb try installing
octave-devel as well.....

D.