octave-maintainers
[Top][All Lists]
Advanced

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: error when installing io package


From: Carnë Draug
Subject: Re: error when installing io package
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:07:12 +0000

On 15 January 2015 at 17:02, John W. Eaton <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 01/15/2015 09:40 AM, Carnë Draug wrote:
>
>> Because the same PKG_ADD file is added to both the oct and m files
>> directory.
>> Since chk_spreadsheet_support is only on the directory with m files, if
>> the
>> directory of oct files is added to the path, it won't find
>> chk_spreadsheet_support.
>>
>> This used to be the problem, I'm not sure if still is.
>
>
> The reason we separate the .oct files and the .m files is to conform to
> guidelines like the Linux filesystem standards, which prefer to separate
> architecture independent and dependent files.  But since we have packages
> that mix both types of files, maybe we need a way to say "add this set of
> directories to the load path as a group" instead of adding them
> individually?  Either that, or the PKG_ADD and PKG_DEL files should ensure
> that any corresponding dependent directories are added before the remainder
> of the PKG_ADD or PKG_DEL file is executed?

I understand why the different directories for the two types of files, I
don't think the problem lies there.  Another solution could be to allow two
different PKG_ADD packages per package, one for oct files and another for
m files (but then what happens when the each directory is dependent on the
other?).

Carnë



reply via email to

[Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread]