Re: Windows7, Octave 5.1.0, unable to install package "Signal"

[Kai Torben Ohlhus]

On 6/30/19 8:25 PM, UgoP wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'm currently unable to install the package "signal" over Octave 5.1.0
> running on Windows7 PRO.
> I was on the contrary able to install :
> 
>>> pkg list
> Package Name        | Version | Installation directory
> --------------------+---------+-----------------------
>            control  |   3.2.0 |
> ...\Octave-5.1.0.0\mingw64\share\octave\packages\control-3.2.0
> instrument-control  |   0.4.0 |
> ...\mingw64\share\octave\packages\instrument-control-0.4.0
> 
> After having downloaded the signal package, the installation ends with the
> following error message :
> 
>>> pkg install -forge signal
> mv: cannot move
> 'C:/Octave/Octave-5.1.0.0/mingw64/share/octave/packages/signal-1.4.1/x86_64-w64-m
> ingw32-api-v53/cl2bp.oct' to
> 'C:/Octave/Octave-5.1.0.0/mingw64/lib/octave/packages/signal-1.4.1/x
> 86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v53/cl2bp.oct': Device or resource busy
> mv: cannot move
> 'C:/Octave/Octave-5.1.0.0/mingw64/share/octave/packages/signal-1.4.1/x86_64-w64-m
> ingw32-api-v53/medfilt1.oct' to
> 'C:/Octave/Octave-5.1.0.0/mingw64/lib/octave/packages/signal-1.4.
> 1/x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v53/medfilt1.oct': Device or resource busy
> couldn't copy files to the installation directory
> error: called from
>     install>copy_files at line 545 column 9
>     install at line 219 column 7
>     pkg at line 441 column 9
> 
> I have also tried to run Octave as administrator, but it doesn't help.
> 
> Any suggestion will be appreciated.
> Thank-you, best regards
> 
> Ugo


Dear Ugo,

Please note that many Octave Forge packages are already included with
all versions of the official Windows release.

   https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_Microsoft_Windows#Packages

So signal (version 1.4.0).  Do you need version 1.4.1 for some specific
reason?  Otherwise just type

   pkg load signal

after starting a freshly installed Octave to make use of that package.

Best,
Kai