Re: AW: Re: pkg install/uninstall again

[kensmith]

On Sunday 15 July 2007 09:51, address@hidden wrote:
> >----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----
> >Von: address@hidden
> >Datum: 15.07.2007 13:32
> >An: <address@hidden>
> >Kopie: "help list octave"<address@hidden>
> >Betreff: Re: pkg install/uninstall again
> >
> >address@hidden wrote:
> >> I've got one more time trouble with pkg
> >> I tried to uninstall one package!
> >> <<pkg uninstall -verbose nnet-0.1.0
> >
> >That should read "pkg uninstall -verbose nnet". You don't need
>
> the
>
> >version numbering.
>
> I tested both, but nothing worked

I think there is something evil / wrong in the unstable version of 
octave that has to do with the PKG functions.

I down loaded, configured, "make"ed and "make installed" version 2.9.12.
The installed didn't work right and didn't fully update the binaries.  
It seems to have missed, at least putting, "fullfile.m" where it 
belongs.  Could it be that you are using some old version of such files 
mixed randomly with new versions?  This could make for some hard to 
figure out problems.





>
> >> after this command, ALL packages are uninstalled, this means
>
> octave
>
> >> couldn't find the
> >> packages but the directories are still in
> >> /usr/local/share/octave/packages/..
> >
> >This definitely should happen and I've never seen it. However, I'm
>
> not
>
> >sure its worth debugging it with the 2.9.12 version of pkg as pkg
>
> has
>
> >evolved significantly.. Can you try the attached version of pkg.m
>
> from
>
> >the CVS and see if it has these problems.
>
> It seems to work with the cvs version ..
> Thanks again
>
> >> so the complete install and uninstall started again...
> >
> >If the packages are in the directory it is just the database that
>
> is
>
> >corrupt. Again try "pkg -rebuild" to fix the database, though that
>
> only
>
> >worked correctly in 2.9.12+ and not the 2.9.12 version.
>
> I tried it, but it doesn't work. Maybe this is the problem, I have
> installed 2.9.12
> not the 2.9.12+
>
> >> <<help pkg
> >> doesn't show me a way to update a package. This means if I want
>
> to
>
> >> update a package
> >> 1. uninstall old package
> >> 2. install new package
> >> is this correct?
> >
> >If you do a "pkg install" on an installed package it should ignore
>
> the
>
> >request if the version is the same or older than the version
>
> installed
>
> >or it should update the version installed if it is newer.
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >David
> >
> >> System:
> >> gentoo/coLinux on WinXP Prof.
> >> Octave-2.9.12
> >>
> >> thanks again
> >> Michael
>
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