[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59050] [octave forge] (ocs) package incorrectly loads on Windows

[Markus Mützel]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59050>

                 Summary: [octave forge] (ocs) package incorrectly loads on
Windows
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mmuetzel
            Submitted on: Tue 01 Sep 2020 04:00:41 PM CEST
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Unexpected Error or Warning
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 6.0.90
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

When trying to load the ocs package on Windows with Octave 6.0.90a, the
following warnings are shown:

>> pkg load ocs
warning: addpath: C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\..\utl:
No such file or directory
warning: called from
    C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\PKG_ADD
at line 7 column 5
    load_packages_and_dependencies at line 56 column 5
    load_packages at line 53 column 3
    pkg at line 586 column 7

warning: addpath: C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\..\asm:
No such file or directory
warning: called from
    C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\PKG_ADD
at line 7 column 5
    load_packages_and_dependencies at line 56 column 5
    load_packages at line 53 column 3
    pkg at line 586 column 7

warning: addpath: C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\..\tst:
No such file or directory
warning: called from
    C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\PKG_ADD
at line 7 column 5
    load_packages_and_dependencies at line 56 column 5
    load_packages at line 53 column 3
    pkg at line 586 column 7

warning: addpath: C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\..\nls:
No such file or directory
warning: called from
    C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\PKG_ADD
at line 7 column 5
    load_packages_and_dependencies at line 56 column 5
    load_packages at line 53 column 3
    pkg at line 586 column 7

warning: addpath: C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\..\prs:
No such file or directory
warning: called from
    C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\PKG_ADD
at line 7 column 5
    load_packages_and_dependencies at line 56 column 5
    load_packages at line 53 column 3
    pkg at line 586 column 7

warning: addpath: C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\..\sbn:
No such file or directory
warning: called from
    C:\Program Files\GNU
Octave\Octave-6.0.90\mingw64\lib\octave\packages\ocs-0.1.5\x86_64-w64-mingw32-api-v55\PKG_ADD
at line 7 column 5
    load_packages_and_dependencies at line 56 column 5
    load_packages at line 53 column 3
    pkg at line 586 column 7


The .m files of Octave Forge packages are not stored inside the "lib" folder
but inside the "share" folder. Consequently, the package does not work.

I haven't tried on Linux or with other Octave versions.




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