From help-request at octave dot org Tue Oct 18 00:21:11 2005
Subject: Re: compile octave-forge
From: Fabian Braennstroem <f dot braennstroem at gmx dot de>
To: help at octave dot org
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:20:43 +0200

Hi Paul,

* On 14 Oct 2005 * Paul Kienzle wrote:

> 
> On Oct 14, 2005, at 4:56 PM, Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a problem to install the octave-forge package on my
> >archlinux system.
> >I used package version 2005-06-13  with octave version 2.1.71 and get  
> >an error:
> >
> > rm -f symlsolve.oct
> > ln -s symbols.oct symlsolve.oct
> > rm -f sumterms.oct
> > ln -s symbols.oct sumterms.oct
> > make[2]: Leaving directory
> >  
> >`/var/abs/local/devel/octave_forge/octaveforge/src/octave-forge 
> >-2005.06.13/main/symbolic'
> > make[1]: Target `all' not remade because of errors.
> > make[1]: Leaving directory
> >  
> >`/var/abs/local/devel/octave_forge/octaveforge/src/octave-forge 
> >-2005.06.13/main'
> > Processing nonfree/
> > cd nonfree/ && make -k  2>&1 || \
> >    echo "nonfree/ not complete. See log for details"
> >>>../build.fail \
> > | tee -a build.log
> > make[1]: Entering directory
> >  
> >`/var/abs/local/devel/octave_forge/octaveforge/src/octave-forge 
> >-2005.06.13/nonfree'
> > make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> > make[1]: Leaving directory
> >  
> >`/var/abs/local/devel/octave_forge/octaveforge/src/octave-forge 
> >-2005.06.13/nonfree'
> > Build finished.
> > Please read FIXES/README before you install.
> > main/ not complete. See log for details
> > make: *** [all] Error 1
> >
> 
> What does it show in build.log?

It is completely empty..., but I got a binary package for my
system, which works fine.

Thanks for your help!
Fabian



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