Re: Error while trying to install the newest version of octave!

[kensmith]

On Monday 16 July 2007 07:57, David Bateman wrote:
> kensmith wrote:
> > It is unlikely to be the same thing I found but this is easy to try
> > so like the man looking for the ring under the street light, you
> > can try this:
>
> Ken,
>
> To be able to call "./run-octave" at all he already has a successful
> build.

As I tried to explain earlier that isn't completely true.  You just have 
not have any detected errors.  There may still be "errors" such as a 
file name of the result being wrong.  I managed to create that 
situation at one point. 

>> So your problem is irrelevant here (BTW did you try gnu make 
> as I asked)

The make I was using is:
********
~> make -v
GNU Make 3.80
Copyright (C) 2002  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*****

> ...The issue here is more likely the spaces in the 
> pathname, though I wanted someone more familiar with the issues of
> the windows platforms to respond.. I believe this might have been
> fixed in the CVS, though Michael would have to respond to be
> certain..
>
> D.

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