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Re: octave forge packages with current CVS


From: David Bateman
Subject: Re: octave forge packages with current CVS
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:32:32 +0200
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Ben Barrowes wrote:
> I just compiled and installed the latest octave cvs, and then tried to 
> install octave forge
> packages. However, after I downloaded the octave forge packages and cd'ed 
> into the main
> directory and input:
> 
> pkg install specfun-1.0.3.tar.gz
> 
> I got sent straight to debug, whereupon lasterr told me:
> 
> octave:1> pkg install specfun-1.0.3.tar.gz 
> debug> lasterr
> ans = error: load: unable to find file /home/barrowes/.octave_packages
> debug> 
> 
> How does .octave_packages get created? What is its format? Did I skip a step?
> 
> 
> octave:2> ver
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> GNU Octave Version 2.9.15+
> GNU Octave License: GNU General Public License
> Operating System: Linux 2.6.22.9-server-1mdv #1 SMP Thu Sep 27 04:28:02 CEST 
> 2007 i686
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> octave:3> 
> 
> 
> bb

Most odd, it should be created if it doesn't exist.. Does it exist? If
so remove it and try again..

D.


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