Re: pkg symbolic

[Colin Macdonald]

>      > pkg install symbolic-win-py-bundle-2.8.0.tar.gz
>     warning: creating installation directory
>     C:\Octave\OCTAVE~1.0\mingw64\share\octave\packages
>     warning: called from
>          install at line 30 column 5
>          pkg at line 441 column 9
>     error: mkdir: invalid PARENT
>     error: called from
>          mkdir>mkdir_recur at line 76 column 5
>          mkdir>mkdir_recur at line 81 column 26
>          mkdir at line 66 column 24
>          install at line 31 column 19
>          pkg at line 441 column 9

Hmmm, I have not seen this before.  My guess is some permissions problem 
(although I don't understand the Windows permissions model).  Something 
like Octave installed as administrator but now regular user cannot 
install packages (?).

Can you try installing a different package to show its not 
Symbolic-specific.  "pkg install -forge doctest" for example.  What 
output does that give?

Everything I've learned about Windows installation is recorded here:

https://github.com/cbm755/octsympy/wiki/Notes-on-Windows-installation

After we resolve this issue we should update that!

Colin