Re: pkg cannot install signal 1.4.1 RC

[Malcolm Clarke]

Dear Colin

I have only recently come to Octave and so I have only used the latest 
version, 5.1.0. I am using Windows 7. I am installing with 
administrative rights so permissions ought not to be a problem.

Regards

Malcolm


On 25/03/2019 05:19, Colin Macdonald wrote:
> On 2019-03-24 7:57 p.m., Malcolm Clarke wrote:
> > > >  >> pkg install signal-1.4.1.tar.gz
> > > > unpack: unarchiving program exited with status: -1073741515
> > > > error: called from
> > > >      unpack at line 274 column 5
> > > >      untar at line 48 column 5
> > > >      install at line 81 column 9
> > > >      pkg at line 441 column 9
> >
> > I am using 5.1.0. I receive the same error for doctest.
>
> What OS?  Did you have this problem with Octave 4.4.1?
>
> Maybe its some kind of permissions problem with the temporary 
> directory where it tries to unpack...  But I really don't know. Maybe 
> someone else can offer some advice.
>
> Colin