Re: octave forge packages with current CVS

[Ben Barrowes]

On Monday 22 October 2007, David Bateman wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

/home/barrowes/.octave_packages doesn't exist. When I touch it, even though it 
exists, an
install command gives:

octave:6> pkg install specfun-1.0.3.tar.gz 
debug> lasterr
ans = error: load: file `/home/barrowes/.octave_packages' seems to be empty!
debug> 

octave:7> which installed_packages
which: `installed_packages' is undefined
octave:8> 


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