Re: pkg installation help

[Jeff Sadowski]

That would be really usefull for a brand new user. I use to use octave all the time and I forgot this step when I had not used it for 5 years.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Colin Macdonald <address@hidden> wrote:

On 12/02/16 08:42, JohnD wrote:
> It does seem to be a common missed step.
>
> It is in the user manual [1], and the wiki [2] as well as a number tickets
> that have appeared on the bug tracker [3] [4]
>
>
> [1] http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Using-Packages.html
> [2] http://wiki.octave.org/OEP:pkg#Available_vs_Loaded
> [3] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=46523
> [4] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=46437

A while back, I proposed a patch to say something about this after
package installation:

https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?8664

Another option would be to add quick hint when someone types `pkg list`...

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