[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #53510] [octave-forge] (io) wrong java check

[Muhali]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53510>

                 Summary: [octave-forge] (io) wrong java check
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: muhali
            Submitted on: Thu 29 Mar 2018 08:11:31 AM PDT
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

the private function __chk_java_sprt__ checks the installed java version.
Apparently this doesn't work anymore for newer versions of java. A possible
patch is this:


---
/usr/local/octave-dev/share/octave/packages/io-2.4.10/private/__chk_java_sprt__.m
+++ /tmp/__chk_java_sprt__.m
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     jver = ...
       char (javaMethod ("getProperty", "java.lang.System", "java.version"));
     cjver = strsplit (jver, ".");
-    if (sscanf (cjver{2}, "%d") < 6)
+    if (sscanf (cjver{1}, "%d") < 6)
       warning ...
         ("\nJava version too old - you need at least Java 6 (v.
1.6.x.x)\n");
       if (dbug)






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