Big data treatment in GNU Octave (was I cannot install a toolbox I downloaded)

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

Original the post is below, In the bottom, I wrote a help request. 
>>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 3:15 AM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden> wrote:

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >From: Phenyo Moletsane 
>>> >To:address@hidden
>>> >Date: 2018/3/8, Thu 01:42
>>> >Subject: I cannot install a toolbox I downloaded
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Hi
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >I have just downloaded M5PrimeLab toolbox, and struggling to install it on 
>>> >octave.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >I am using the following command: 
>>> >pkg install M5PrimeLab.zip
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >I get the following error
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >package is missing file: COPYING
>>> >error: called from
>>> >    install>verify_directory at line 335 column 7
>>> >    install at line 109 column 9
>>> >    pkg at line 394 column 9
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please read carefully DESCRIPTION.txt in the zip file.
>>> It seems that it is not octave pkg package so that you cannot install via 
>>> pkg install.
>>>
>>> Part of DESCRIPTION.txt
>>>
>>>
>>> Installation (for Matlab):
>>> Start Matlab and select "Set path..." from the File menu. Click
>>> "Add with subfolders" button and select the M5PrimeLab folder in the
>>> file dialog. Press the Save button in order to save your changes
>>> to the Matlab search path. The toolbox is now installed. Have fun.
>>>
>>> For Octave. you expand the folder to the place you like and  use "addpath" 
>>> to addpath
>>> so that Octave finds m files.
>>>
>>> You can find the help for "addpath" by
>>>
>>> >> help addpath
>>>
>>> You can find an example in p.16 of M5PrimeLab.pdf.
>>> I could execute it.
>>>
>>> HTH 
>>>
>>> Tatsuro


>>address@hidden:
>>> Thanks, I just did that and i can access M5PrimeLab.
>>> I want to build random forest for an M5P model tree. Have you ever tried 
>>> it? Also, can octave be used for big data? 


>Sorry for top posting. I am using a smart phone.
>>
>>This is the first time accessing this package.
>>I am not familiar to dealing big data.
>>
>>Someone those who are specialist to big data will help you.
>>
>>Tatsuro


TO Phenyo Moletsane 

Please always keep CCing help-octave list.

>> Also, can octave be used for big data? 


To my knowldge, Octave can han handle hdf format.

Netcdf package is available on octave-forge.
If you are using octave 4.2.1 on windows,
netcdf and database packages are pre-installed.

You should import package bofore use e.g. pkg load netcdf.

64 bit binary can handle ~4GB arrays.

If you want use large arrays, exeperimetal build is available via
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Octave-on-Windows-with-large-arrays-td4682366.html#a4682409


Please add much information for big data treatment on GNU Octave.

Tatsuro