Re: error when installing io package

[John W. Eaton]

On 01/15/2015 09:40 AM, Carnë Draug wrote:

> Because the same PKG_ADD file is added to both the oct and m files directory.
> Since chk_spreadsheet_support is only on the directory with m files, if the
> directory of oct files is added to the path, it won't find
> chk_spreadsheet_support.
>
> This used to be the problem, I'm not sure if still is.

The reason we separate the .oct files and the .m files is to conform to 
guidelines like the Linux filesystem standards, which prefer to separate 
architecture independent and dependent files.  But since we have 
packages that mix both types of files, maybe we need a way to say "add 
this set of directories to the load path as a group" instead of adding 
them individually?  Either that, or the PKG_ADD and PKG_DEL files should 
ensure that any corresponding dependent directories are added before the 
remainder of the PKG_ADD or PKG_DEL file is executed?

jwe