Re: Fwd: Error installing communication package

[Alexander Hansen]

On 3/4/13 2:11 PM, David wrote:
>> On 3/4/13 1:31 PM, David wrote:
>>> When trying to install Communications-1.1.1.tar.gz I get this error message:
>>>
>>> octave:5> pkg install -auto communications-1.1.1.tar.gz
>>> error: the following dependencies where unsatisfied:
>>>   communications needs signal >= 1.1.3
>>>
>>> My version of signal is 1.2.0, and Octave 3.6.2 on Mac OS X.
>>> I didn’t get any error when installed it in Octave 3.6.1, Signal 1.2.0, on 
>>> Ubuntu.
>>
>> You might want to verify that Octave is seeing the right version of
>> signal via "pkg list".
>>
>> -- 
>> Alex
> 
> Sorry, I messed with my emails and sent it from a different one so my post 
> was sent to moderation.
> I had checked ‘pkg list’ before posting, and it lists version 1.2.0 of Signal.

I'm not seeing the same issue for the same command on my own system
(10.8, Octave-3.6.4), so it may be a path setup issue in your Octave.

Check your system to see if there's an earlier version of signal around
which might be confusing "pkg".
-- 
Alex