[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57059] [octave forge] (econometrics) installation errors/warnings on Windows

[Nicholas Jankowski]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57059>

                 Summary: [octave forge] (econometrics) installation
errors/warnings on Windows
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: nrjank
            Submitted on: Tue 15 Oct 2019 05:16:30 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Unexpected Error
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Nicholas Jankowski
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 5.1.0
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

As discussed on the mailing list [1], the econometrics package is not included
in the windows build by default.  Installing econometrics v1.1.1 in Octave
5.1.0 on Windows produces the following warning messages:


octave:2> pkg install -forge econometrics
__kernel_weights.cc: In function 'octave_value_list F__kernel_weights(const
octave_value_list&, int)':
__kernel_weights.cc:50:38: warning: 'octave_value_list feval(const string&,
const octave_value_list&, int)' is deprecated: [4.4]: use 'octave::feval'
instead [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
   f_return = feval(kernel, kernelargs);
                                      ^
In file included from __kernel_weights.cc:22:0:
c:\programs\octave\octave~1.0-w\mingw64\include\octave-5.1.0\octave\parse.h:658:1:
note: declared here
 feval (const std::string& name,
 ^~~~~
For information about changes from previous versions of the econometrics
package, run 'news econometrics'.


this caused some confusion for a user who thought the installation had failed.
 it does appear, however, that the package has been installed successfully, as
it shows up under a 'pkg list' command, and I can run one of the example
functions (gmm_example, for instance.)

I am unaware if the warnings are actually a concern and if any components of
the package are not correctly installed.

[1]
https://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/exception-while-installing-econometrics-pkg-tp4694106.html




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