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Re: compile octave-forge
From: |
Fabian Braennstroem |
Subject: |
Re: compile octave-forge |
Date: |
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:23:59 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.6i |
Hi James,
* On 14 Oct 2005 * James R. Phillips wrote:
> --- Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a problem to install the octave-forge package on my
> > archlinux system.
> > I used package version 2005-06-13 with octave version 2.1.71 and get an
> > error:
> >
> > rm -f symlsolve.oct
> > ln -s symbols.oct symlsolve.oct
> > rm -f sumterms.oct
> > ln -s symbols.oct sumterms.oct
> > make[2]: Leaving directory
> >
> [...]
> > Do you have any idea?
> >
> > Best Greetings!
> > Fabian
> > --
>
> Several of the octave-forge packages require external libraries to be
> installed
> for them to link properly - the symbolic package is one of them. Check the
> readme file in the source tree for the requirements (always a good idea
> anyway).
I would say that I installed the required external
libraries.
>
> You can prevent an octave-forge subdirectory from compiling by putting an
> empty
> file named "NOINSTALL" in the subdirectory (touch NOINSTALL). This may solve
> this and similar issues.
Using 'NOINSTALL' did not help... now I got a binary
package (including the package-script, which does not work
yet), which works on my system.
Thanks for your help!
Fabian
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