Octave packages

[Robert Fong-tom]

On Nov 24, 2008, at 2:19 AM, Alakazam wrote:

> Hello Robert,
>
> On 24 nov. 08, at 06:51, Robert Fong-tom wrote:
>
>> I noticed that some functions of the packages listed at http:// 
>> octave.sourceforge.net/ does not exist in the packages ported from  
>> MacPorts. Foe example, in octave-financial the function does not  
>> appear to exist in the MacPorts ported version. However, the  
>> MacPorts version of octave-image is 0.2.2 while the version at  
>> octave.sourceforge.net is 0.3.0.
>
> This seems to indicate that we (the octave portfile maintainers)  
> should update the octave-* packages. I'll try to look into it this  
> week. You can also open a ticket on the trac system to indicate the  
> outdated ports (https://trac.macports.org/newticket, registration  
> required iirc).
>
>> Another example is the busdays function in the octave-time  
>> package. Where can I find  the functions available on my system? I  
>> would like to check to make sure that these functions do not exist  
>> on my system.
>
> If your macports installation is standard, you can find the octave- 
> * files in
>
>> /opt/local/libexec/octave/packages
>
>
> -- 
> Alakazam <alakazam at melix.net>
>
Thanks for the response. Here is the problem then. When I execute the  
"port installed" command at a terminal, I get a long list of  
installed items including octave-time and octave-financial. But when  
I look in the directory you gave me above the packages octave-time  
and octave-financial are missing. (Others that I ported are there)  
The problem may not be missing functions, but that these packages may  
have failed to port although no errors were reported during the port!  
I will try to uninstall the ghost ports and re-install them and see  
if this works.

I ported every thing using the default settings of MacPorts. The  
thing is, I am not sure where macPorts put all the executables and  
how they are linked.