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Reputation: 471

Octave not recognizing installed packages

My newly installed Octave is not recognizing installed packages:

>> pkg install -forge quaternion
For information about changes from previous versions of the quaternion package, run 'news quaternion'.
>> pkg list
no packages installed.
>>

I'm using Octave-4.0.3 on Windows 10. The install operation updates the appropriate files under c:\Octave\Octave-4.0.3\share\octave\packages\ and c:\Octave\Octave-4.0.3\lib\octave\packages\. An install from local file (not using -forge) produces the same results.

What am I missing?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1753

Answers (1)

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Reputation: 471

This was a usage problem on my part. I had defined a function called load which shadowed the built-in function of the same name and prevented pkg from working correctly.

Unfortunately there is not a warning that a built-in is being shadowed as you add it, but I saw the warning when changing the current working directory away from and then back to the one where I had the function stored. Tip for Octave beginners like me: Before you write a function with a generic name, check first if a function with that name already exists (eg with help functionName)!

Upvotes: 1

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