default path to oct files

[JF Cardoso]

John W. Eaton wrote:
> On 10-Jul-2008, JF Cardoso wrote:
> 
> | 
> | John W. Eaton wrote:
> | > 
> | > Does the /usr/local/libexec/octave/site/oct/api-v32/i686-pc-linux-gnu
> | > directory exist on your system?
> | 
> | Yes it does, but maybe it has been created not at octave install time
> | but when I installed my own oct files there: this is done via a
> | Makefile with the following relevant lines:
> 
> OK, so once the directory exists, isn't it added to the load path
> automatically?  Or do you need to add it with addpath?

It is not added automatically.  I need a specific addpath command.
This is only with 3.0.1, not with 3.0.0 :

$ octave-3.0.1 --no-init-file --eval "path ; " | grep libexec
/usr/local/libexec/octave/3.0.1/oct/i686-pc-linux-gnu

$ octave-3.0.0 --no-init-file --eval "path ; " | grep libexec
/usr/local/libexec/octave/site/oct/api-v32/i686-pc-linux-gnu
/usr/local/libexec/octave/3.0.0/oct/i686-pc-linux-gnu


> On my system, with the current sources, Octave will add the
> directory to the path automatically if it exists.  I don't need to
> use addpath.

I would happily try with the current sources but the hg version does
not compile for me at this time.  However, this is another story.

Best, JF