[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #49071] pkg install -forge fails with "unable to find mkoctfile" on Fedora 24

[Mike Miller]

Update of bug #49071 (project octave):

                Category:    Octave Forge Package => Octave Function        
              Item Group:    Installation Failure => Incorrect Result       
                  Status:                    None => Need Info              
                 Summary: install -forge works for some pkgs, fails for others
("unable to find mkoctfile") => pkg install -forge fails with "unable to find
mkoctfile" on Fedora 24

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Follow-up Comment #1:

The packages that *did* install for you consist entirely of .m file functions,
no compiled code. The packages that did *not* install for you contain compiled
functions that require both the gcc compiler and the mkoctfile wrapper
program.

Is mkoctfile in your PATH (e.g. run "mkoctfile -v" in a bash shell)? Does the
mkoctfile function in Octave work (e.g. run "mkoctfile -v" in the Octave
command window)? I'm not too familiar with how Octave is packaged for Fedora,
but is there an octave-devel package that you may need to install?

The error message seems to be reporting accurately, and the reason those
packages did not install is because they contain code that needs to be
compiled, while the others do not.

Maybe Fedora packagers or users can chime in here.

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