Re: inadequate/inconsisten 'help pkg' message; problems with downloading

[Sergei Steshenko]

--- On Mon, 8/1/11, Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: inadequate/inconsisten 'help pkg' message; problems with 
> downloading
> To: address@hidden
> Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 8:33 PM
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/1/11, Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden>
> > Subject: Re: inadequate/inconsisten 'help pkg'
> message; problems with downloading
> > To: address@hidden
> > Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 8:23 PM
> > I've file a bug: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?33924 .
> > 
> > Regards,
> >   Sergei.
> > _______________________________________________
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> > https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave
> > 
> 
> Even more strange problems occur:
> 
> "
> octave:1> pkg install -global -verbose
> struct-1.0.9.tar.gz
> mkdir (/tmp/oct-H2BVKu)
> untar (struct-1.0.9.tar.gz, /tmp/oct-H2BVKu)
> make: Entering directory
> `/tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src'
> /mnt/sdb8/sergei/AFSWD_debug/20110601/octave-3.4.2/bin/mkoctfile-3.4.2
> -s arefields.cc
> /mnt/sdb8/sergei/AFSWD_debug/20110601/octave-3.4.2/bin/mkoctfile-3.4.2
> -s fields2cell.cc
> /mnt/sdb8/sergei/AFSWD_debug/20110601/octave-3.4.2/bin/mkoctfile-3.4.2
> -s fieldempty.cc
> /mnt/sdb8/sergei/AFSWD_debug/20110601/octave-3.4.2/bin/mkoctfile-3.4.2
> -s structcat.cc
> /mnt/sdb8/sergei/AFSWD_debug/20110601/octave-3.4.2/bin/mkoctfile-3.4.2
> -s cell2fields.cc
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src'
> copyfile /tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src/arefields.oct
> /tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src/cell2fields.oct
> /tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src/fieldempty.oct
> /tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src/fields2cell.oct
> /tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/src/structcat.oct
> /tmp/oct-H2BVKu/struct-1.0.9/inst/i686-pc-linux-gnu-api-v45+
> warning: addpath: /home/qemu/octave/struct-1.0.6: No such
> file or directory
> octave:2>
> "
> 
> -please pay attention to '6' in
> 
> "
> warning: addpath: /home/qemu/octave/struct-1.0.6: No such
> file or directory
> "
> 
> vs '9' in
> 
> "
> pkg install -global -verbose struct-1.0.9.tar.gz
> ",
> 
> i.e. tarball name and directory name do not match.
> 
> Regards,
>   Sergei.
> _______________________________________________
> Help-octave mailing list
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> 

The problem is due to existence of ~/.octave_packages from some previous
octave and its bundle versions.

Which manifests a fundamental design flaw - many packages are built
using 'mkoctfile', i.e. the packages are _binaries_ - specifically
related to coming with particular 'octave' version and installation
(paths are definitely specific to installation).

I.e. there should _not_ be a default possibility to run an old bundle.

The solution is trivial - the ~/.octave_packages entity should rather
be  ~/.octave-<version>_packages one, e.g.  ~/.octave-3.4.2_packages
or something like this.

'octave' knows its version, so it is not a problem for it to both create
and query such an entity.

Regards,
  Sergei.