Re: octave development version from source

[Ben Abbott]

On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote:

> I have installed the octave development version from source
> (I am updating with
> hg pull
> hg update
> etc ...)
> 
> I am on Lubuntu 13.10
> 
> octave bombs when trying to show an image:
> 
> Here is from upstart:
> 
> Gtk-Message: (for origin information, set GTK_DEBUG): failed to
> retrieve property `GtkRange::activate-slider' of type `gboolean' from
> rc file value "((GString*) 0x1151620)" of type `GString'
> Gtk-Message: (for origin information, set GTK_DEBUG): failed to
> retrieve property `GtkRange::activate-slider' of type `gboolean' from
> rc file value "((GString*) 0x1190720)" of type `GString'
> GNU Octave, version 3.7.7+
> Copyright (C) 2013 John W. Eaton and others.
> This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
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> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  For details, type 'warranty'.
> 
> Octave was configured for "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu".
> 
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> 
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> 
> Read http://www.octave.org/bugs.html to learn how to submit bug reports.
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> 
>>> pwd
> ans = /home/kjetil
>>> cd Proyectos/hioa
>>> pwd
> ans = /home/kjetil/Proyectos/hioa
>>> ls
> octave-workspace
>>> B = imread('../LinAlgLibro/baboon.pgm')
> warning: your version of GraphicsMagick limits images to 8 bits per pixel
> 
> (GraphicsMagic is from installed by synaptic)
>> size(B)
> ans =
> 
>   512   512
> 
>>> class(B)
> ans = uint8
> 
> (so muy image has 8 bits pr pixel)
> Now, when doing
> imshow(B)
> 
> octave bombs!
> 
> (A plot window first opens, then immeadiately closes without showing
> anything, then bombs!)
> 
> What can I do?
> 
> Kjetil

Perhaps you don't have all dependencies?

        apt-get build-dep octave

Ben