Re: octave 2.9.12 cvs and non cvs doesn't compile on ubuntu feisty

[David Bateman]

Riccardo Corradini wrote:
> I am trying to compile the latest octave on latest ubuntu feisty, but
> I have this nasty output..
> make -C interpreter all
> make[3]: Entering directory
> `/home/debianuser/Octavepkg/octave/doc/interpreter'
> DISPLAY= ../../run-octave -f -q -H -p . --eval "sparseimages ('gplot',
> 'txt'); sleep (1);"
> mawk: program limit exceeded: sprintf buffer size=1020
>         FILENAME="-" FNR=19 NR=19
> mawk: program limit exceeded: sprintf buffer size=1020
>         FILENAME="-" FNR=20 NR=20
> mawk: program limit exceeded: sprintf buffer size=1020
>         FILENAME="-" FNR=20 NR=20
> error: `fullfile' undefined near line 1 column 19
> error: evaluating argument list element number 2
> error: near line 1 of file `/home/debianuser/Octavepkg/octave/src/PKG_ADD'
> error: source: error sourcing file
> `/home/debianuser/Octavepkg/octave/src/PKG_ADD'
>
> make[3]: *** [gplot.txt] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/home/debianuser/Octavepkg/octave/doc/interpreter'
> make[2]: *** [interpreter] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/debianuser/Octavepkg/octave/doc'
> make[1]: *** [doc] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/debianuser/Octavepkg/octave'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> Is there anybody that may help me?
> Cheers
> Riccardo
>
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Yes, don't start octave from a directory with a PKG_ADD and a "autoload"
command included in the PKG_ADD.  As the path "." is first on the path
the PKG_ADD command in ./PKG_ADD will be run before the fullfile
function is on the path..

D.




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