Re: imread error - invalid image file: __magick_read__: not available in this version of Octave

[Tobias Schneider]

Thanks, the version you posted does work. Actually I don't understand
why the build the current version without support for magick...anyway
thanks!

Am 04.08.2010 18:06, schrieb Martin Helm:
> Am Mittwoch, 4. August 2010 17:45:32 schrieb Tobias Schneider:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've got a problem using imread:
>>
>> error: imread: invalid image file: __magick_read__: not available in
>> this version of Octave
>> error: called from:
>> error:   /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/image/imread.m at line 74, column 7
>>
>> I am using openSUSE 11.2, for installing octave I used the tools
>> delivered by opensuse (Software Manager YAST). The Octave packages I
>> installed using pkg install.
>>
>> I already found some posts that may handle the issue:
>>
>> http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/db08c2376970
>> http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/weird-problem-with-magick-read-oct-td16
>> 56126.html http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?29474
>>
>> But unfortunately I don't know how to apply those information to make my
>> octave running as expected. Hopefully someone might give me some hints?
>> Currently I am very confused...
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>>
>> Best regards
>> Tobias
>>
>>     
> It is exactly what the message says, this octave version is built without 
> magick support, not much that you can do, the packager decided this.
>
> You can of course compile it yourself. If you do not want to do that you can 
> install the slightly older 3.2.0 from the opensuse build service
>
> http://software.opensuse.org/ymp/home:ars3niy:octave/openSUSE_11.1/octave.ymp?base=openSUSE%3A11.1&query=octave
>
> it is made for 11.1 but works without any problems on 11.2 (and includes also 
> some other missing features like fltk).
>
>  If you want to build 3.2.4 yourself I can recommend the following description
>
> http://www.schoeps.org/home/2010/01/install-octave-on-opensuse/
>
> (replace 3.2.3 with 3.2.4 it works the same way).
>
> - mh
>
>