so I uninstalled all the pkgs and tried to install them again and got these errors:
>> pkg install -forge signal general control specfun
make: /usr/local/bin/mkoctfile-3.7.5: Command not found
make: Entering directory `/tmp/oct-XOU8Sw/control/src'
make: /usr/local/bin/mkoctfile-3.7.5: Command not found
make: /usr/local/bin/mkoctfile-3.7.5: Command not found
make: /usr/local/bin/mkoctfile-3.7.5: Command not found
/bin/sh: 1: /usr/local/bin/mkoctfile-3.7.5: not found
make: *** [slicotlibrary.a] Error 127