Re: Installing Debian binaries

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

Someone else reported a similar error recently. However, upon investigation, 
we concluded that that user has installed version *4.2* of libreadline. This 
version is incompatible with version *4.1* which is part of Debian 2.2 (the 
stable release).

You either need to backtrack to libreadline 4.1, or recompile Octave for
the currently installed libreadline 4.2 on your system.  Email me in private
if you need help with either.

Dirk

> Hi. I'm new to Linux and Octave both. I tried to install version 2.0.16 off 
> of Debian's site, and it seemd to install alright (no error msg's). 
But when I try and run it, I get the error:
> 
> octave: relocation error: /usr/lib/octave-2.0.16/liboctave.so: undefined 
> symbol: screenheight
> 
> Can anyone give me advice on how to right the ship?
> 
> Thanks, John.
> 
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