TedSwift [via Octave] wrote:
> I've followed this thread, but am still not able to get
> chk_spreadsheet_support
> to check out right. After putting Java in what I thought was the right
> place, these are the results of my last check:
>
> octave:5> chk_spreadsheet_support ('', 3)
>
> Checking Excel/ActiveX/COM... not working.
>
> Checking Java support...
> 1. Checking Java JRE presence.... OK, found one.
> 2. Checking Octave Java support... error: No Java support found:
> `java_invoke' undefined near line 49 column 16.=> no or improperly installed Java package. > error: called from: > error: > C:/Octave/Octave3.6.1_gcc4.6.2/share/octave/packages\io-1.0.18\chk_spreadsheet_support.m > at line 176, column 3 > > Something fundamental is still missing, or I don't have the setenv path > set right. Are there any other diagnostic tools that will help me figure > out where the breakdown is? Thanks, all. Try to run the newest Java package preinstall.m before your next attempt to install the Java package (any version). This file is in the svn repo here: http://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/octave/trunk/octave-forge/extra/java/pre_install.m?sortby=rev&view=log (watch for line wrap, take revision 10760, "download" or "as text", be sure to save it as a .m-file, and run it in Octave) I've only recently committed it in an attempt to avoid half-baked Java package installations. It'll check where Octave should look for the jvm lib and the executables and will complain if any of them is not found. I think the fact that the Java package installer not being able to find the Java executables (java, jar, javac) in the place it expects them to be was the creepy showstopper in many frustrating cases. You might make symlinks to them in your $PATH (in my Mageia 2 linux installation they seem to be silently created in /usr/bin by urpmi). Please copy preinstall.m's error msg (if any) in a reply mail. For me that's handy to have, because I might decide to implement (parts of) preinstall.m's functionality in chk_spreadsheet_support as well. BTW I've also recently updated the Octave wiki on exactly this subject: http://wiki.octave.org/Java_package#Make_sure_that_the_build_environment_is_configured_properly (line wrap!) Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
