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Re: octave forge packages with current CVS
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David Bateman |
Subject: |
Re: octave forge packages with current CVS |
Date: |
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:32:32 +0200 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060921) |
Ben Barrowes wrote:
> I just compiled and installed the latest octave cvs, and then tried to
> install octave forge
> packages. However, after I downloaded the octave forge packages and cd'ed
> into the main
> directory and input:
>
> pkg install specfun-1.0.3.tar.gz
>
> I got sent straight to debug, whereupon lasterr told me:
>
> octave:1> pkg install specfun-1.0.3.tar.gz
> debug> lasterr
> ans = error: load: unable to find file /home/barrowes/.octave_packages
> debug>
>
> How does .octave_packages get created? What is its format? Did I skip a step?
>
>
> octave:2> ver
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> GNU Octave Version 2.9.15+
> GNU Octave License: GNU General Public License
> Operating System: Linux 2.6.22.9-server-1mdv #1 SMP Thu Sep 27 04:28:02 CEST
> 2007 i686
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> octave:3>
>
>
> bb
Most odd, it should be created if it doesn't exist.. Does it exist? If
so remove it and try again..
D.