Re: unable to install octcdf with octave 3.6.2 on scientific linux 6.1

[Carnë Draug]

On 13 August 2012 15:15, Steve Allen <address@hidden> wrote:
> I am experiencing some problems when trying to install octcdf 1.1.5 with
> octave 3.6.2 on scientific linux 6.1
>
> In a first time I successfully installed octave 3.6.2 from the sources
> (installation in /opt for every users). The latest version available in the
> rpm is 3.4.
>
> Then I downloaded octcdf and tried running:
> octave:1> pkg install -global octcdf-1.1.5.tar.gz
>
> I've got:
> sh: ./configure: Permission non accordée
> the configure script returned the following error:
> error: called from `pkg>configure_make' in file
> /opt/octave/3.6.2/share/octave/3.6.2/m/pkg/pkg.m near line 1373, column 9
> error: called from:
> error:   /opt/octave/3.6.2/share/octave/3.6.2/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 827,
> column 5
> error:   /opt/octave/3.6.2/share/octave/3.6.2/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 383,
> column 9
>
> I opened the archive to see if the file configure was executable and it is;
>
> Then I tried executing with a download from forge
> octave:1> pkg install -forge -global octcdf
>
> The result was very similar:
> sh: ./configure: Permission non accordée
> the configure script returned the following error:
> error: called from `pkg>configure_make' in file
> /opt/octave/3.6.2/share/octave/3.6.2/m/pkg/pkg.m near line 1373, column 9
> error: called from:
> error:   /opt/octave/3.6.2/share/octave/3.6.2/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 827,
> column 5
> error:   /opt/octave/3.6.2/share/octave/3.6.2/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 383,
> column 9
>
>
> Does any one can give a hint about the problem? I suspect a problem of
> installation of ocatve 3.6.2. I looked in to the file pkg.m for a hint, but
> I wasn't successful.

I suspect a problem with permissions. Try to install without the
global flag or try to di it as root.

Carné