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Re: [Pkg-octave-devel] Releasing 2.9.15 as 3.0.rc?



* Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org> [2007-10-09 10:21]:

> We might also patch some macros in src/version.h (e.g.
> OCTAVE_NAME_AND_VERSION) in order to change the banner message at startup.

I meant something like the attached patch.
 
-- 
Rafael
--- version.h-orig	2007-10-09 11:17:40.000000000 +0200
+++ version.h	2007-10-09 11:29:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
 
 #define OCTAVE_NAME_VERSION_AND_COPYRIGHT \
   OCTAVE_NAME_AND_VERSION "\n" \
+"***********************************************************************\n\
+* WARNING: Although this version of Octave was launched as octave3.0, *\n\
+* it is actually version 2.9.14, which is considered by the upstream  *\n\
+* authors as a release candidate for the upcoming 3.0 version.  This  *\n\
+* version is specific to the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.           *\n\
+***********************************************************************\n" \
   OCTAVE_COPYRIGHT
 
 #define OCTAVE_NAME_VERSION_COPYRIGHT_COPYING_AND_WARRANTY \

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