receiving error message when running plot function

[Ben Abbott]

On Feb 24, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Stefan Pofahl wrote:

> | Bug report for Octave 2.9.14 configured for i586-mandriva-linux-gnu
> |
> | Description:
> | -----------
> |
> | Error message
> |
> | Repeat-By:
> | ---------
> | When executing the commands:
> |
> | octave:1> x = -10:0.1:10;
> | octave:2> plot(x, sin(x))
> |
> | The message: "error: feval: the symbol 'drawnow' is not a valid
> | function" appears and execution stops
> |
> | This code is given as an example in the documentation for the plot
>> command
>
>> I can't duplicate this problem with 3.0.0, so I assume the
>> problem has been fixed.
>
>> Now that 3.0.0 is out, all 2.9.x versions are obsolete.
>> Please consider upgrading.
>
>> jwe
>
> I have the same problem, first octave was fine,
> but after I had installed the octave-forge package
> I had the same problem.
> The Debian maintainers have not yet switched to
> Octave 3.0.0.
> So my question, where can I download an actual
> octave debianized package for the "etch" distribution?
>
> Regards,
>
> Stefan

Perhaps the problem lies in using an octave-forge that is more recent  
than the version of octave you are using?

Which octave-forge version have you installed?

Ben