on 12/22/03 3:13 AM, Martin Costabel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Joe Koski wrote:
>
>> After successfully installing octave-2.1.46 (from fink binary) and
>> ghostscript6 (via fink install), I'm trying to install octave-forge via
>> "fink install octave-forge." The Makefile goes OK for a while, then I get
>> the following error exit:
> []
>> /sw/bin/texi2dvi: tex: command not found
> []
>> Failed: compiling octave-forge-2003.06.02-1 failed
> []
>
> This looks like a bug in the octave-forge package. It either has to
> depend on tetex-base, requiring you to install this big package, or
> (preferable) to disable the use of texi2dvi.
>
>> What do I need to do to get this install to work. Install another texinfo?
>> Use the old one? I've renamed the old texi2dvi in /usr/bin.
>
> Renaming things in /usr/bin is never a good idea. In this case, it
> doesn't make a difference, because texi2dvi in all of its incarnations
> uses the tex program which you don't have installed.
The texi2dvi was renamed because, in an attempt to fix the problem, I
installed a more recent texi2dvi (and texinfo) into /usr/local/bin. The old
/usr/bin versions prevailed after installation until I renamed them. The
newer version made no difference in the compile. The SourceForge make file
maintainer (not fink) said that, since it only failed on Macs, he saw no
need to change the make file. The problem, in his opinion, was with the
Apple UNIX configuration, not with SourceForge.
>
> You should inform the maintainer of octave-forge ("fink info
> octave-forge") about this problem. I think he will have to fix the package.
Thanks, I'll do that. From my previous attempts, I think that I know how to
fix the problem by eliminating a document target, but I would rather have
the maintainer tell me what to do.
Joe Koski
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