[OctDev] io-1.0.7 intallation problem

[Thomas Weber]

Am Dienstag, den 30.09.2008, 19:11 -0700 schrieb Scott Askey:
> Weh I try to install the io package octave cannot find the makeoct
>  file.  the Statistics and plot packages installed without incedent.  I
>  am running a 32 bit core2  mac book pro  with ubuntu 8.04

aptitude install octave3.0-headers.

John, can you please add the attached patch to the archive?
Jaroslav, please transplant it into 3.0 archive.
Quentin, is the information about Fedora correct?

Thanks
	Thomas
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# HG changeset patch
# User Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail at gmail.com>
# Date 1222871586 -7200
# Node ID 1844b8c6481c0dd5dd7cbb8d78d6818e712fb47c
# Parent  4024fc815f8d73d49fb6ad0da9a1260d85c5cbd9
FAQ entry about split development packages in distributions

diff --git a/doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi b/doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi
--- a/doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi
+++ b/doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi
@@ -649,6 +649,24 @@
 If you have obtained your copy of Octave from a distribution please file
 a bug report requesting that the fix reported in the above bug report be
 included.
+
+ at item
+I cannot install a package. Octave complains about a missing @code{mkoctfile}.
+
+Most distributions split Octave into several packages. The script
+ at code{mkoctfile} is then part of a separate package:
+ at itemize @minus
+ at item
+Debian/Ubuntu
+
+ at code{aptitude install octave3.0-headers}
+
+ at item
+Fedora
+
+ at code{yum install octave-devel}
+
+ at end itemize
 @end itemize
 
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