AW: image-acquisition package install

[Dominic Bitter]

I installed it using the .exe

Yes it seems to be a Linux exclusive package.
I will try running a Linux version with an USB stick and do it that way.

Thanks for the help.

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Von: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden Im Auftrag von Nicholas Jankowski
Gesendet: Freitag, 2. Dezember 2016 17:25
An: Dominic Bitter <address@hidden>; Help GNU Octave <address@hidden>
Betreff: Re: image-acquisition package install

On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Nicholas Jankowski <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Dominic Bitter <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Thank you very much for  the quick response.
>> I am running Windows 10 Professional x64.
>> I tried installing it in Octave with the command:
>>
>>>> pkg install -forge image-acquisition
>>
>> Octave downloaded the file by itself from forge but couldn't install it.
>> After that i downloaded the Archive myself from forge and saved it in my 
>> working folder. It is a ".tar.gz" file.
>> I think it is possible that the package runs only with a Linux System 
>> because it needs special dll's
>>
>> Build Dependencies:     libv4l-dev (>= 0.8.8), libfltk1.1-dev (>= 1.1.0)
>>
>> I will try to find the .exe and repeat the process.
>
>
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>
> I meant did you install Octave using the .exe or .zip installers.
> Either method you used for the package should work correctly if it's a 
> package that can be installed in the Windows version. Are other 
> packages working ok?
>
>  It doesn't say explicitly, but the wiki seems to indicate that you 
> are correct regarding Linux.
> http://wiki.octave.org/Image_acquisition_package

Judging from this past conversation, image acquisition package is not currently 
Windows compatible 
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Installing-image-acquisition-toolbox-in-Windows-7-td4678061.html