[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#538043: Bug#538043: octplot doesn't work with the current version of octave in "testing"

[Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 06:49:21PM +0200, wzabolot@elektron.elka.pw.edu.pl wrote:
> Package: octplot
> Version: 0.4.0-7
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> When I try to activate the octplot I get the following message:
> octave:1> toggle_octplot
> error: Octplot was compiled for a different version of Octave
> error: evaluating if command near line 40, column 3
> error: evaluating if command near line 28, column 1
> error: near line 54 of file
> `/usr/share/octave/site/api-v32/m/octplot_enable.m'
> error: evaluating if command near line 26, column 1
> error: near line 32 of file
> `/usr/share/octave/site/api-v32/m/toggle_octplot.m'
> 
> The reason are the lines 40-42 in the file octplot_enable.m:
>   if(strcmp(version(),"3.0.1")==0)
>     error("Octplot was compiled for a different version of Octave");
>   endif

Hmm, I wonder how we managed to not hit this over all the time with
octplot in Debian.

Anyway, octplot is dead upstream. I'll ask for its removal.

	Thomas