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bug #52583: Using Octave 4.2.1 and tried to get a definition from 'help' command

Submitted by:  None
Submitted on:  Sun 03 Dec 2017 07:55:11 PM UTC  
 
Category: Octave FunctionSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Unexpected Error
Status: Works For MeAssigned to: None
Originator Name: KassyOriginator Email: -unavailable-
Open/Closed: ClosedRelease: 4.2.1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Tue 05 Dec 2017 03:57:08 PM UTC, comment #2:

Try the advice suggested by Philip. This does not look like an Octave problem, but rather a permissions issue or an issue with available hard drive space.

Rik <rik5>
Project Administrator
Sun 03 Dec 2017 08:34:12 PM UTC, comment #1:

Looks like you don't have write permission to some place where _makeinfo_ wants to create a temporary file. Or that disk is full.

Are you running Octave on a company or uni network or just on your private computer?
What operating system / Windows version?

If you open a cmd window and type "SET" (w/o quotes), what are the values for TEMP and TMP?
Alternatively, in Octave do
getenv ("TEMP")
-and-
getenv ("TMP")
and report back the results.

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
Project Member
Sun 03 Dec 2017 07:55:11 PM UTC, original submission:

All I typed was help plot and I received an error:

error:__makeinfo__:could not create temporary file
error: called from
_makeinfo_ at line 122 column 7
help at line 102 column 22

I have been searching different forums to find help for a beginner but there are too many complicated responses that do not seem related at all. I just wanted to see a quick definition of the command but I cannot get help commands to pop up.
I checked octave-online.net to see if I was typing the code in wrong but it brings up the definition for the 'plot' command.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Anonymous

 

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