Fw: new to octave - difficulty in installing a package (statistics)

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden>
> To: roger phillips <address@hidden>
> Cc: 
> Date: 2014/7/30, Wed 23:32
> Subject: Re: new to octave - difficulty in installing a package (statistics)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: roger phillips 
>> To: Tatsuro MATSUOKA  
>> Date: 2014/7/30, Wed 18:39
>> Subject: Re: new to octave - difficulty in installing a package (statistics)
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for your reply.  I am running 3.6.4 but dont know which build.  i 
> installed it from the link 
> in 
> http://youneedtoprogram.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/installing-octave-3-6-4-on-windows-8/
>> 
>> 
>> i.e. 
>>     * octave-3.6.4-vs2010-setup.exe (68.2 MB)
>> I have now managed to install the statistics package, by first installing 
> io.  i had to use io-1.2.5 as later versions required octave 3.8.  it does 
> still 
> not recognise nanmean though.  I presume that once the package is installed i 
> should then beable to call the function without doing anything else?
>> 
>> 
>> Is there a method for installing octave3.8 on windows8?  maybe my issues 
> would be sorted with the newer version of octave?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for your help
>> 
>> 
>> Roger
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 30 July 2014 05:39, Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: roger phillips 
>>>> To: help-octave 
>>>> Date: 2014/7/30, Wed 02:31
>>>> Subject: new to octave - difficulty in installing a package 
> (statistics)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Im very new to octave, but getting on reasonably with running some 
> old matlab code, which is great.  I have come across a need to use nanmean 
> which 
> I have seen is included in the statistics package.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I have downloaded this and saved in the same directory as octave 
> runs from.  I have checked it is in the current path and tried installing it 
> by 
> typing   "pkg install -forge statistics-1.2.3.tar.gz"  but i get the 
> error "package not found".
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> i have tried a few other things like "pkg install 
> statistics-1.2.3.tar.gz" but get the error " the following 
> dependancies where unsatisfied needs io>=1.0.18
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> As i am running windows 8.1 i have only been able to work out how to 
> install version 3.6.4  is this causing my problem?  is there an older version 
> of 
> the package i should be trying to install?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> i have tried searching the forum so hope i am not replicating a 
> question already asked!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> Which version of octave do you use ?
>>> 
>>> 1. octave 3.6.4 msvc build
>>> 2. octave 3.6.4 mingw build
>>> 3. octave 3.8.x mingw(MXE) build
>>> 
>>> From what you wrote, I think that you are using octave 3.6.4. 
>>> But there are two different kind of build.
>>> 
>>> Replies depend on which version octave do you use.
>>> 
>>> Tatsuro  
> 
> 
> Ok. You have installed 1, octave 3.6.4 msvc build.
> 
> In the case, it is difficult to install octave-forge package via pkg install 
> command.
> You should install VC-2010 (Free Express version can be used.)  and external 
> dependencies.
> 
> The installer includes pre-build octave-forge packages but those are not 
> installed by default.
> (The page you pointed ignores the octave-forge package install.)
> (The version of pre-build statistics package is 1.2.0 but not 1.2.3.)
> 
> 
> 1. Uninstall octave 3.6.4 from control panel.
> 2. Re-install octave 3.6.4 from the installer. At install, do not forget to 
> check octave-forge.
> 3. Try "pkg list" from the octave prompt and confirm the octave-forge 
> packages are installed.
> 4. If you want to activate the statistics package, execute "pkg load 
> statistics" from the octave prompt.
> 
> 
> If you want to load the statistics package at the start up, describe   "pkg 
> load statistics"
> in 
> the C:\Software\Octave-3.6.4\share\octave\site\m\startup\octaverc.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Tatsuro
>