You don't need to use my .octaverc, only the proper load paths.
#!/usr/bin/octave --silent
#
-# You'll need to use the .octaverc in this directory to get the proper
-# paths. You can pass it an integer on the command-line to specify how
-# many times we should run the test suite in succession. The default
-# is 1.
+# See the .octaverc in this directory for the required load paths. You
+# can pass this script an integer on the command-line to specify how
+# many times we should repeat the test suite. The default is 1.
#
addpath('./optimization/test_functions');