Unable to install yapso using pkg install

[Marc Normandin]

aravind b wrote:
> You are right, it says I'm using version 2.9.9. <http://2.9.9.> But I
> thought it would install the latest version when i did
> 
> /$ sudo aptitude install octave2.9-headers libpng12-dev freeglut3-dev/
> 
> I am sorry if I am missing something that is obvious..that's because, I
> am new to Linux. I would be thankful if I am told exactly what to do to
> install the latest version (say 2.9.12) of Octave. I don't find this
> version on synaptic manager too. It also shows up only 2.9.9.
> <http://2.9.9.> I believe, I cannot install Octave 2.9.12 or 3.0.1 since
> I am running ubuntu. I have tried installing them manually but without
> success. The installation process would quit on me after I run make. It
> just dishes out an error.

Which version of Ubuntu are you running?  Binaries for Octave 3.0.0 are
available through aptitude/synaptic on Ubuntu 8.04.

What error message is generated when you try to build Octave from source?

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