Windows 7, using the octave-4.2.0-w64.zip installer. Have the bundled symbolic-win-py-bundle-2.4.0.zip package installed.
A couple help issues below, are some or all of these known issues?
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>> help limit
error: help: 'limit' not found
>> pkg load symbolic
>> help limit
error: help: 'limit' not found
>> syms x
OctSymPy v2.4.0: this is free software without warranty, see source.
Initializing communication with SymPy using a popen2() pipe.
Some output from the Python subprocess (pid 11860) might appear next.
Python 2.7.9 (default, Dec 10 2014, 12:24:55) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
(InteractiveConsole)
>>> >>>
OctSymPy: Communication established. SymPy v1.0.
Python 2.7.9 (default, Dec 10 2014, 12:24:55) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
>> help limit
error: help: 'limit' not found
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And is this the known UTF8 on windows issue?
>> more off
>> help sym
Use of uninitialized value in lc at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8/
utf8_heavy.pl line 123.
'sym' is a function from the file C:\Octave\octave-4.2.0-w64\share\octave\packages\symbolic-2.4.0\@
sym\sym.m
-- Constructor on @sym: X = sym (Y)
-- Constructor on @sym: X = sym (Y, ASSUMESTR)
-- Constructor on @sym: X = sym (Y, ASSUMESTR1, ASSUMESTR2, …)
-- Constructor on @sym: X = sym (A, [N, M])
Define symbols and numbers as symbolic expressions.
Y can be an integer, a string or one of several special double
values. It can also be a double matrix or a cell array.
Examples:
x = sym ('x')
⇒ x = (sym) x
y = sym ('2')
⇒ y = (sym) 2
y = sym (3)
⇒ y = (sym) 3
y = sym (inf)
⇒ y = (sym) ∞
y = sym (pi)
⇒ y = (sym) π
...
>> more on
>> help sym
Use of uninitialized value in lc at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8/
utf8_heavy.pl line 123.
'sym' is a function from the file C:\Octave\octave-4.2.0-w64\share\octave\packages\symbolic-2.4.0\@
sym\sym.m
-- Constructor on @sym: X = sym (Y)
-- Constructor on @sym: X = sym (Y, ASSUMESTR)
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NickJ