[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #62338] problem trying to install signal package

[anonymous]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62338>

                 Summary: problem trying to install signal package
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 20 Apr 2022 03:23:40 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Installation Failure
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: David Alexander
        Originator Email: lidxv0n@gmail.com
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 7.1.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Hello,

When trying to install the signal package using 


pkg install
"https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/octave/Octave%20Forge%20Packages/Individual%20Package%20Releases/signal-1.4.1.tar.gz";
as listed on the website, it is erroring out on 

error: parse error near line 123 of file
/home/lidxv0n/.var/app/org.octave.Octave/data/octave/api-v57/packages/signal-1.4.1/buffer.m

  off: invalid use of symbol as both variable and command

>>>             off --;
               ^
error: called from
    doc_cache_create>create_cache at line 116 column 20
    gen_doc_cache_in_dir>@<anonymous> at line 150 column 16
    doc_cache_create>gen_doc_cache_in_dir at line 151 column 9
    doc_cache_create at line 62 column 12
    install>generate_lookfor_cache at line 840 column 5
    install at line 241 column 7
    pkg at line 603 column 9

Any advice?

thank you,
David Alexander
lidxv0n@gmail.com




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