Re: installation error optim-1.0.17

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

2011/12/29 indium <address@hidden>:
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 08:49:05AM -0500, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
>> 2011/12/29 indium <address@hidden>:
>> > On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:04:46AM -0500, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
>> >> On 28 December 2011 10:56, indium <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> > Does someone understand the following error? Does someone have a 
>> >> > solution?
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks!
>> >> >
>> >> > octave:1> pkg install "optim-1.0.17.tar.gz"
>> >> > g++: error: %OCTAVE_CONF_MKOCTFILE_OCT_LINK_DEPS%: No such file or 
>> >> > directory
>> >>
>> >> I think you're using a version of Octave that has a broken
>> >> makeoctfile. As I recall, this particular error only existed in an
>> >> unreleased development version of Octave and was quickly corrected
>> >> soon after. I would recommend updating your Octave version to 3.4.3 if
>> >> possible. What OS are you using?
>> >
>> > okay, thanks for the tip! I'm running ubuntu linux on macbook pro
>>
>> Right, what version of Octave and how did you install it?
>>
>> - Jordi G. H.
>
> I was using 3.5.0+, but now I have installed the latest (yesterday)
> development version.

I really don't recommend using the development version on production
installs, but suit yourself.

- Jordi G. H.