Re: pkg: error running `make' for the struct package.

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

--- mismichael
> Hi,
> I am relatively fresh user of Octave hence I might need a bit more
> explanation on the installation of packages.
> 
> I am using Octave 5.1.0 for Windows, zip package. I have no admin access to
> the machine I use and I am currently unable to install the software from
> installer.
> When I try to install package OPTIM I need STRUCT. I use following command
> to get STRUCT:
> /pkg install -forge -local struct/
> 
> And this is what I get in return:
> /民In file included from error-helpers.cc:22:0:
> error-helpers.h:31:22: error: 'octave_execution_exception' does not name a
> type; did you mean 'make_execution_exception'?
>  void c_verror (const octave_execution_exception&, const char *, ...);
>                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>                       make_execution_exception
> error-helpers.cc:36:17: error: 'octave_execution_exception' does not name a
> type; did you mean 'make_execution_exception'?
>  c_verror (const octave_execution_exception&, const char *fmt, ...)
>                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>                  make_execution_exception
> error-helpers.cc: In function 'void _p_error(const char*, ...)':
> error-helpers.cc:60:8: error: 'cerr' is not a member of 'std'
>    std::cerr << msg;
>         ^~~~
> error-helpers.cc:60:8: note: suggested alternative: 'errc'
>    std::cerr << msg;
>         ^~~~
>         errc
> make: *** [Makefile:40: error-helpers.o] Error 1
> make: Entering directory
> '/c/Users/QQQ/AppData/Local/Temp/oct-WkD7TM/struct-1.0.15/src'
> CXXFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
> C:/Users/QQQ/Desktop/PORTAB~1/OCTAVE~1.0-W/mingw64/bin/mkoctfile-5.1.0.exe
> -c error-helpers.cc
> make: Leaving directory
> '/c/Users/gcimmi/AppData/Local/Temp/oct-WkD7TM/struct-1.0.15/src'
> 
> pkg: error running `make' for the struct package.
> error: called from
>     configure_make at line 99 column 9
>     install at line 184 column 7
>     pkg at line 441 column 9/
> Is there a way to istall the packages manually? I have tried also to
> download the package to my HDD and install it from there. Effect was the
> same.
> Thank you

AFAIK. struct package is pre-installed on octave for windows, and you need not 
install it .
But you have to active it if install if you install octave from zip.
See 
http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_Microsoft_Windows

Tatsuro