On 22 July 2011 15:24, mark brethen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I hope this is the correct list to post this question. I have been trying to > move completely to GNU Octave instead of using Matlab on the mac. Octave > 3.2.4 is installed on my machine, mac os x 10.6.8 (snow leopard) using the > MacPorts distribution. I'm interested in doing some symbolic calculations. > The symbolic pkg loaded with the following warnings: > > octave:1> pkg install ~/Downloads/symbolic-1.0.9.tar.gz > octave_help_OlwdEG:16: Misplaced {. > octave_help_OlwdEG:16: Misplaced }. > warning: gen_doc_cache: unusable help text in 'poly2sym'. Ignoring function. > octave_help_puO7Lr:17: Misplaced {. > octave_help_puO7Lr:17: Misplaced }. > warning: gen_doc_cache: unusable help text in 'sym2poly'. Ignoring function. > > To start I attempted to declare some symbols, at which point octave gave the > following error message: > > octave:1> symbols > octave:2> x = sym("x") > octave(95278) malloc: *** error for object 0x7fff70f01500: pointer being > freed was not allocated > *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug > panic: Abort trap -- stopping myself... > attempting to save variables to `octave-core'... > save to `octave-core' complete > Abort trap >
Hi Mark, the errors you got during installation are not the cause of the second (which I don't know hot to fix). The first error is due to a syntax error on the documentation of those files which has already been fixed on the development version. Carnë ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Web Security Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
