RE: install gsl package fails

[JohnD]

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> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:06:12 +0100
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> Subject: install gsl package fails
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> Hi all,
> 
> I have problems with installing the gsl package. Running Xubuntu 18.04,
octave
> 4.4.1.
> 
> Using -forge the installation process stalls with the message:
> 
>     /pkg install -forge gsl//
>     //configure: error: gslcblas library not found/
> 
> I have installed via synaptic:
> 
> libgslcblas0, libgsl-dev, libgsl23
> 
> Can anybody give me instructions what to do now?
> 
> Thanks :-)).
> 
> Karl
> //


In Ubuntu 18.04, installing just libgsl-dev, (which then installs as
dependencies libgsl23 libgslcblas0 ),
It successfully installs ok for me.

Running with verbose, what does it display?

pkg install -forge -verbose gsl