AW: Configure problems with octave4.2.1 on redhat7

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Markus Mützel <[email protected]>
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. November 2020 16:02
> An: Grunow, Ingo (EXTERN: ARkentec) <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: Configure problems with octave4.2.1 on redhat7
> 
> Am 25. November 2020 um 15:32 Uhr schrieb "Grunow, Ingo (EXTERN:
> ARkentec)":
> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: Markus Mützel <[email protected]>
> > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. November 2020 15:27
> > > An: Grunow, Ingo (EXTERN: ARkentec)
> > > <[email protected]>
> > > Cc: [email protected]
> > > Betreff: Re: Configure problems with octave4.2.1 on redhat7
> > >
> > > It might be that your compiler is not new enough.
> > > What do you see for the following command?
> > >
> > > system('g++ -v')
> > >
> > > Markus
> >
> > Hello Markus
> >
> > That's the result:
> >
> > >> system('g++ -v')
> > Using built-in specs.
> > COLLECT_GCC=g++
> > COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.8.5/lto-
> wra
> > pper
> > Target: x86_64-redhat-linux
> > Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man
> > --infodir=/usr/share/info
> > --with-bugurl=http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla --enable-bootstrap
> > --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-checking=release
> > --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit
> > --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-gnu-unique-object
> > --enable-linker-build-id --with-linker-hash-style=gnu
> > --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto
> > --enable-plugin --enable-initfini-array --disable-libgcj
> > --with-isl=/builddir/build/BUILD/gcc-4.8.5-20150702/obj-x86_64-redhat-
> > linux/isl-install
> > --with-cloog=/builddir/build/BUILD/gcc-4.8.5-20150702/obj-x86_64-redha
> > t-linux/cloog-install --enable-gnu-indirect-function
> > --with-tune=generic --with-arch_32=x86-64 --build=x86_64-redhat-linux
> > Thread model: posix gcc version 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-44)
> > (GCC) ans = 0
> >
> > Ingo
> 
> I just tried with Octave 4.2.1 that I installed on Windows 10.
> It has the following g++:
> >> system('g++ -v')
> 
> Using built-in specs.
> COLLECT_GCC=g++
> COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=c:/octave/octave~2.1/bin/../libexec/gcc/x86_64-
> w64-mingw32/4.9.4/lto-wrapper.exe
> Target: x86_64-w64-mingw32
> Configured with: /scratch/jwe/mxe-octave/4.2.1/w64-32/tmp-native-gcc/gcc-
> 4.9.4/configure --target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
> --build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --prefix=/scratch/jwe/mxe-
> octave/4.2.1/w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 --enable-
> languages=c,c++,fortran --disable-libsanitizer -- enable-version-specific-
> runtime-libs --disable-nls --without-x --disable-win32-registry --with-native-
> system-header-dir=/scratch/jwe/mxe-octave/4.2.1/w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-
> mingw32/include --enable-threads=win32 --enable-multilib --enable-64bit --
> disable-shared --disable-libgomp --with-cloog=/scratch/jw
> e/mxe-octave/4.2.1/w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 --with-
> gmp=/scratch/jwe/mxe-octave/4.2.1/w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 --
> with-isl=/scratch/jwe/mxe-octave/4.2.1/w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 --
> with-mpc=/scratch/jwe/mxe-octave/4.2.1/w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32
> --with-mpfr=/scratch/jwe/mxe-octave/4.2.1
> /w64-32/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32
> Thread model: win32
> gcc version 4.9.4 (GCC)
> ans = 0
> 
> That is slightly newer (but not by much) than yours.
> The struct package installed without any errors.
> 
> If the package doesn't compile for you, maybe you could use a pre-compiled
> package from your distribution?
> 
> Przemek Klosowski wrote the following:
> > On RedHat/Fedora, Octave uses system packaging, in a series of
> > packages named octave-*. You probably need to do yum install octave*
> >
> > to get a full-featured installation. What does yum list octave* report
> > on yhour system?
> 
> Did you try that?
> 
> Markus


Hi Markus

That's the output:
%=========================================================================================
pbplnx144 - wr0itvr ~ - (octave4.2.1)
1$ yum list octave* 
Loaded plugins: enabled_repos_upload, langpacks, package_upload, product-id,
              : search-disabled-repos, tracer_upload
ORG_Volkswagen_AG_VW_Repositories_RHEL_7_VW_McAfee_RHEL_7                   4/4
ORG_Volkswagen_AG_VW_Repositories_RHEL_7_VW_Nvidia_RHEL_7                   8/8
ORG_Volkswagen_AG_VW_Repositories_RHEL_7_VW_Pakete_RHEL_7                 10/10
rhel-7-workstation-extras-rpms                                          199/199
rhel-7-workstation-optional-rpms                                    20366/20366
rhel-7-workstation-rh-common-rpms                                       215/215
rhel-7-workstation-rhn-tools-rpms                                       139/139
rhel-7-workstation-rpms                                             32137/32137
rhel-7-workstation-satellite-tools-6.7-rpms                               25/25
rhel-7-workstation-supplementary-rpms                                   383/383
rhel-workstation-rhscl-7-rpms                                       12820/12820
Error: No matching Packages to list
Uploading Enabled Repositories Report
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id
%========================================================================================
pbplnx144 - wr0itvr ~ - (octave4.2.1)
2$ yum install octave*
Loaded plugins: enabled_repos_upload, langpacks, package_upload, product-id,
              : search-disabled-repos, tracer_upload
You need to be root to perform this command.
Uploading Enabled Repositories Report
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id
%=========================================================================================

Unfortunately I have no root rights. 
If the command line input  "yum install octave*" solves the problem, I would forward your suggestion to my IT admin and hope for support as soon as possible.

I send you an information by reply on the last mail.

Thanks
Ingo