octave-forge packages don't show or load
I installed both octave and octave-forge (2.9 branch) thru synaptic. Under octave:
octave:1> pkg list
no packages installed.
octave:2> pkg load odepkg # as in the documentation
error: package odepkg is not installed
error: evaluating if command near line 1824, column 7
error: evaluating for command near line 1822, column 5
error: evaluating if command near line 1809, column 3
error: called from `pkg:load_packages' in file `/usr/share/octave/2.9.19/m/pkg/pkg.m'
error: evaluating switch command near line 243, column 3
error: called from `pkg' in file `/usr/share/octave/2.9.19/m/pkg/pkg.m'
How is that it is not installed? it is installed! e.g. synaptic shows:
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/ode23.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/ode45.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/ode78.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/penddot.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/pendulum.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/rk2fixed.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/rk4fixed.m
/usr/share/octave/site/api-v22/m/octave2.9-forge/ode/rk8fixed.m
I read in the octave-forge documentation that it is possible to download and install packs one by one, but I prefer to have them through apt-get/synaptic. I am working with the current version of etch. Is something missing? I didn't get any warning when I installed them.
Thanks
Tomas Revilla
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