Re: Regarding package installation

[Marco Atzeri]

On 17/01/2018 14:58, SANKET SHARMA wrote:
> I downloaded the *linear-algebra-2.2.2.tar.gz *file. And tried to 
> install in Octave prompt by using command *pkg 
> install linear-algebra-2.2.2.tar.gz *in the current working directory.
>
> But it showed the following error message:
>
> *pkg: please install the Debian package "liboctave-dev" to get the 
> mkoctfile command **error: called from '__gripe_missing_component__' in 
> file /usr/share/octave/4.0.0/m/help/__gripe_missing_component__.m near 
> line 53, column 3*
> *
> *
> Kindly, reply ASAP
>
> Regards,

Hi Sanket,

you are probably looking for the already compiled package for debian
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/octave-linear-algebra

The command
 pkg install linear-algebra-2.2.2.tar.gz

will build and install from source code.

Regards
Marco