[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #51398] 'pkg update' fails as first instruction in a fresh instalation

[Denis J Navas]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51398>

                 Summary: 'pkg update' fails as first instruction in a fresh
instalation
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: djnavas
            Submitted on: Thu 06 Jul 2017 03:30:30 AM UTC
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Installation Failure
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Denis J Navas
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.1
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

Here is the error message:

>> pkg update
system: unable to start subprocess for '"gzip -d -c
"C:\Users\Denis\Documents\Octave\dicom-0.2.0.tar.gz" | tar xf - 2>&1"'
error: called from
    unpack at line 245 column 20
    untar at line 47 column 5
    install at line 81 column 9
    pkg at line 394 column 9
    pkg at line 552 column 11

GNU Octave, version 4.2.1
Windows 7 SP 1, starter edition.
Installed for all users.




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