More Re: AW: Re: pkg install/uninstall again

[kensmith]

It appears that I had a very different problem from the org. question.

I figured out part of the problem in the "make" operation.  The Makefile 
has a common mistake in it.  In all places where you see:

        XXXXX   =   YYYY, ZZZZ .... etc

make that 

       XXXXX=  YYYY,ZZZZ ... etc

I had fixed only some of the cases resulting in some lines that did work 
and some that didn't in the Makefiles.

I still haven't gotten it to work right yet, but I'm getting closer.

On Sunday 15 July 2007 13:42, kensmith wrote:
> 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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