Re: Can't load odepkg 0.8.4 on MacOS X 10.8

[Torsten]

On 09.06.2013 16:01, dianatung wrote:
> I downloaded Octave using Homebrew. I added the odepkg b/c I need ode45 and
> other similar computations. I ran a pkg list command and the package is
> listed but then I can't load it. 
> 
> octave:1> pkg list
> Package Name  | Version | Installation directory
> --------------+---------+-----------------------
>       odepkg  |   0.8.4 | /Users/dianatung/octave/odepkg-0.8.4
> octave:2> pkg run ode
> error: you must specify a valid action for 'pkg'. See 'help pkg' for details
> error: called from:
> error:   /usr/local/Cellar/octave/3.6.4/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at
> line 533, column 7
> octave:2> pkg load ode
> error: package ode is not installed
> error: called from:
> error:   /usr/local/Cellar/octave/3.6.4/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at
> line 2134, column 11
> error:   /usr/local/Cellar/octave/3.6.4/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at
> line 401, column 7octave:1> pkg list
> Package Name  | Version | Installation directory
> --------------+---------+-----------------------
>       odepkg  |   0.8.4 | /Users/dianatung/octave/odepkg-0.8.4
> octave:2> pkg run ode
> error: you must specify a valid action for 'pkg'. See 'help pkg' for details
> error: called from:
> error:   /usr/local/Cellar/octave/3.6.4/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at
> line 533, column 7
> octave:2> pkg load ode
> error: package ode is not installed
> error: called from:
> error:   /usr/local/Cellar/octave/3.6.4/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at
> line 2134, column 11
> error:   /usr/local/Cellar/octave/3.6.4/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at
> line 401, column 7
> 
> I'm a real newbie in all this so I apologize for the simple question. I
> really hope someone can help me as I need to use Octave for my online course
> which starts with implementing ode45. 

please just try

  pkg load odepkg

Torsten