Error: org.macports.build for port octave-statistics returned: command execution failed

[silvio.tarca@…]

I successfully installed octave, and then attempted to install octave-statistics. However, the build failed. (I have found octave to be quite unstable -- uninstalling and installing several times over the years.) The log output for the failed installation of octave-statistics follows. Thank you, Silvio.

:debug:build build phase started at Sun Oct  6 11:36:59 EST 2013
:notice:build --->  Building octave-statistics
:debug:build Executing org.macports.build (octave-statistics)
:info:build mkdir (/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_octave-statistics/octave-statistics/work/.tmp/oct-XU20iB)
:info:build untar (/opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/octave-statistics/statistics-1.0.9.tar.gz, /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_octave-statistics/octave-statistics/work/.tmp/oct-XU20iB)
:info:build warning: load_path: /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_octave-statistics/octave-statistics/work/statistics-1.0.9/install/statistics-1.0.9: No such file or directory
:info:build fwrite: invalid stream number = -1
:info:build error: called from `__makeinfo__' in file /opt/local/share/octave/3.2.4/m/help/__makeinfo__.m near line 128, column 5
:info:build error: called from:
:info:build error:   /opt/local/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 756, column 5
:info:build error:   /opt/local/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 521, column 3
:info:build error:   /opt/local/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 393, column 7
:info:build Command failed: /opt/local/bin/octave -q -f --eval 'pkg build -verbose -nodeps /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_octave-statistics/octave-statistics/work/statistics-1.0.9 /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/octave-statistics/statistics-1.0.9.tar.gz'
:info:build Exit code: 1
:error:build org.macports.build for port octave-statistics returned: command execution failed
:debug:build Error code: NONE
:debug:build Backtrace: command execution failed
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:build Warning: targets not executed for octave-statistics: org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:build Please see the log file for port octave-statistics for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_octave-statistics/octave-statistics/main.log