[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #41487] general 1.3.4 backwards compatibility

[Clemens Buchacher]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41487>

                 Summary: general 1.3.4 backwards compatibility
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: drizzd
            Submitted on: Thu 06 Feb 2014 07:37:05 PM GMT
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Build Failure
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Clemens Buchacher
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.6.4
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Hi,

An Arch user is reporting a build failure with general 1.3.4, octave 3.6.4.
The DESCRIPTION file states Depends: octave (>= 3.4.3). Maybe this
incompatibility is not intentional?


==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found general-1.3.4.tar.gz
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
    general-1.3.4.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Extracting sources...
==> Removing existing pkg/ directory...
==> Starting build()...
mkdir (/tmp/oct-POYY7n)
untar (general-1.3.4.tar.gz, /tmp/oct-POYY7n)
unpackfields.cc: In function ‘octave_value_list Funpackfields(const
octave_value_list&, int)’:
unpackfields.cc:92:25: error: ‘assign’ is not a member of
‘symbol_table’
                         symbol_table::assign (fld_names(i), map.contents
(iter));
                         ^
unpackfields.cc:117:21: error: ‘assign’ is not a member of
‘symbol_table’
                     symbol_table::assign (fld_names(i), val);
                     ^
make: *** [unpackfields.oct] Error 1
'make' returned the following error: make: Entering directory
'/tmp/oct-POYY7n/general/src'
/usr/bin/mkoctfile-3.6.4 SHA1.cc
/usr/bin/mkoctfile-3.6.4 packfields.cc
/usr/bin/mkoctfile-3.6.4 mark_for_deletion.cc
/usr/bin/mkoctfile-3.6.4 unpackfields.cc
Makefile:10: recipe for target 'unpackfields.oct' failed
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/oct-POYY7n/general/src'
error: called from 'pkg>configure_make' in file
/usr/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m near line 1385, column 9
error: called from:
error:   /usr/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 827, column 5
error:   /usr/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 636, column 3
error:   /usr/share/octave/3.6.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 493, column 7

==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
    Aborting...
The build failed.


Original report from: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/octave-general/

Regards,
Clemens




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