RE: communications 1.2.2 package release

[Windhorn, Allen E [ACIM/LSA/MKT]]

From: Nir Krakauer <mailto:address@hidden> 

> Octave 5.1.0 on windows 10:
> running into the same -forge problem here.
> ...
> So, not sure what the -forge issues is, but manually download from path
> shown in the error works fine.
> then 
>> pkg install communications-1.1.1.tar.gz
> works fine with a warning.

Yes, that's what I did, but it doesn't work on my system.

> from the error message it sounds like you have write permission errors...
>  I made a separate temp folder that I point Octave to use at startup.
> and added:  
> setenv('tmpdir','c:\Octave\Temp\')

Tried that and got a more interesting error message (below), but same end
result.  I made the Octave directory, so should have permission for anything
below that.

Regards,
Allen

>> setenv('tmpdir','c:\Octave\Temp\')
>> pkg install C:/Octave/Octave-5.1.0.0/home/communications-1.2.2.tar.gz
./configure: line 70: 11272 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( test 
"X`printf %s $as_echo`" = "X
$as_echo" ) 2> /dev/null
                        ./configure: line 79: 12860 Segmentation fault      
(core dumped) ( PATH='/bi
n;/bin'; FPATH=$PATH; sh -c : ) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                                ./configure: line 133: 13652 
Segmentation fault
(core dumped) ( unset CDPATH ) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                               ./configure: line 275: 11848 
Segmentation fault      (
core dumped) ( eval "$as_required" ) 2> /dev/null
                                                 ./configure: line 275:  2448 
Segmentation fault
 (core dumped) ( unset BASH_ENV ) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                                  ./configure: line 70:  1020 
Segmentation fault
 (core dumped) ( test "X`printf %s $as_echo`" = "X$as_echo" ) 2> /dev/null
                                                                          
./configure: line 79: 10952
 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( PATH='/bin;/bin'; FPATH=$PATH; sh -c : 
) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                                                                
                  ./c
onfigure: line 133:   240 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( unset CDPATH 
) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                                                                
                 ./co
nfigure: line 157: 11548 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( unset BASH_ENV 
) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                                                                
                  ./c
onfigure: line 70:  9500 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( test "X`printf 
%s $as_echo`" = "X$as
_echo" ) 2> /dev/null
                     ./configure: line 79: 10032 Segmentation fault      (core 
dumped) ( PATH='/bin;/
bin'; FPATH=$PATH; sh -c : ) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                             ./configure: line 133:  4436 
Segmentation fault      (co
re dumped) ( unset CDPATH ) > /dev/null 2>&1
                                            ./configure: line 383: 12592 
Segmentation fault      (cor
e dumped) ( eval "as_var=1; as_var+=2; test x\$as_var = x12" ) 2> /dev/null
                                                                           
./configure: line 400: 132
72 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( eval "test \$(( 1 + 1 )) = 2" ) 2> 
/dev/null
                                                                                
       ./configure: l
ine 430: 12652 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( basename -- / ) > 
/dev/null 2>&1
                                                                                
       ./configure: l
ine 436:  9072 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( as_dir=`dirname -- /` && 
test "X$as_dir" = X/
) > /dev/null
                                                                                
       ./configure: l
ine 436:  9072 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( as_dir=`dirname -- /` && 
test "X$as_dir" = X/
) > /dev/null 2>&1
                  ./configure: line 536: 12440 Segmentation fault      (core 
dumped) ( echo > conf$$.
file ) 2> /dev/null
                   ./configure: line 1734: 14332 Segmentation fault      (core 
dumped) $as_echo "PATH
: $as_dir"
          ./configure: line 1734:  5648 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) 
$as_echo "PATH: $as_dir
"
 ./configure: line 1734: 12908 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo 
"PATH: $as_dir"
                                                                                
             ./config
ure: line 1734:  9372 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo "PATH: 
$as_dir"
                                                                                
    ./configure: line
 1734:  9092 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                                                                           
./configure: line 1734: 12
100 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                                                                  ./configure: 
line 1734:  6556 Segme
ntation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                                                         ./configure: line 
1734: 11004 Segmentation f
ault      (core dumped) $as_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                                                ./configure: line 1734:  2944 
Segmentation fault
 (core dumped) $as_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                                       ./configure: line 1734: 13176 
Segmentation fault      (core du
mped) $as_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                              ./configure: line 1734: 10284 Segmentation fault  
    (core dumped) $as
_echo "PATH: $as_dir"
                     ./configure: line 1949: 13032 Segmentation fault      
(core dumped) $as_echo "$a
s_me: loading site script $ac_site_file" 1>&6
                                             as_echo: eval: line 1: syntax 
error: unexpected end of f
ile
   ./configure: line 2095:  8116 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo 
"$as_me:${as_lineno-$
LINENO}: result: $MKOCTFILE" 1>&5
                                 ./configure: line 2095:  2440 Segmentation 
fault      (core dumped)
$a $as_echo "$MKOCTFILE" 1>&6
                          as_echo: eval: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end 
of file
                                                                                
     as_echo: eval: l
ine 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
./configure: line 2189:  6640 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo 
"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LIN
ENO}: result: $ac_ct_CXX" 1>&5
                              ./configure: line 2247:  9524 Segmentation fault  
    (core dumped) $as
_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for C++ compiler version" 1>&5
                                                                           
./configure: line 2250:  8
648 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( eval "$ac_compiler $ac_option >&5" 
) 2> conftest.err
                                                                                
                ./con
figure: line 2250: 14224 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo 
"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}:
 \$? = $ac_status" 1>&5
                       ./configure: line 2250:  3668 Segmentation fault      
(core dumped) ( eval "$a
c_compiler $ac_option >&5" ) 2> conftest.err
                                            ./configure: line 2250: 10312 
Segmentation fault      (co
re dumped) $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" 1>&5
                                                                        
./configure: line 2250:  1020
 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( eval "$ac_compiler $ac_option >&5" ) 
2> conftest.err
                                                                                
             ./config
ure: line 2250: 13464 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $as_echo 
"$ac_try_echo"
                                                                                
   ./configure: line
2250: 10032 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ( eval "$ac_compiler 
$ac_option >&5" ) 2> conftest.
err
   ./configure: line 2288:  9072 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) 
$as_echo_n "checking whether t
he C++ compiler works... " 1>&6
                               ./configure: line 2349:  3876 Segmentation fault 
     (core dumped) (
eval "$ac_link_default" ) 2>&5
                              ./configure: line 2363: 10132 Segmentation fault  
    (core dumped) $as
_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" 1>&5
                                        ./configure: line 2363:  3604 
Segmentation fault      (core d
umped) $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" 1>&5
                                                                         
./configure: line 2363:  412
4 Segmentation fault      $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" 1>&2
                                                                       
./configure: line 409:  9680 S
egmentation fault      $as_echo "$as_me: error: $2" 1>&2
                                                        ./configure: line 83: 
13464 Segmentation faul
t      (core dumped) exit $1
                            C:/Octave/OCTAVE~1.0/mingw64/bin/octave-5.1.0.bat
g++
no                                                                              
                       
pkg: error running the configure script for communications.
error: called from
    configure_make at line 82 column 9
    install at line 184 column 7
    pkg at line 441 column 9
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