Re: pkg install help

[LUK ShunTim]

On 05/17/2010 02:30 PM, Cohen, Shimon wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have downloaded the control pkg from the web.
> 
> I placed it in my off my libs.
> 
> I tried to execute the command
> 
> pkg install /home/myname/octave/control.tar.gz
> 
> and I received the error message
> 
>  
> 
> octave:26> pkg install /home/shimonc/octave/control.tar.gz
> 
> warning: load_path: /home/shimonc/octave/control-1.0.11: No such file or
> directory
> 
> warning: load_path: /home/shimonc/octave/control-1.0.11: No such file or
> directory
> 
> warning: load_path: /home/shimonc/octave/control-1.0.11: No such file or
> directory
> 
> error: `pkg' undefined near line 26 column 1
> 
> octave:26>

As of octave 3.0, pkg comes with octave (core) itself. Maybe your
version is too old? Does "help pkg" show up the help for pkg?

Regards,
ST
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