[Pkg-octave-devel] Which gcc version was used to compile octave 2.1.64 in debian package?

[Rafael Laboissiere]

* KOUFALAS Paul <Paul.KOUFALAS@tenix.com> [2005-05-25 14:50]:

> Could you please tell me which version of gcc was used in putting
> together the octave 2.1.64 i386 debian package?

There is no such version currently in Debian.  At
http://packages.debian.org/octave2.1, I see:

# stable (math): The GNU Octave language for numerical computations (2.1 branch)
2.1.35-7woody1: alpha hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
# testing (math): GNU Octave language for numerical computations (2.1 branch)
2.1.69-1: alpha amd64 arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
# unstable (math): GNU Octave language for numerical computations (2.1 branch)
2.1.69-1: alpha amd64 arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

> I'm trying to compile the roctave interface for octave 2.1.64 and am
> not having a fun time. It was test with octave 2.0 and JWE also did
> some work on it. The author's FAQ recommended using gcc 2.95 rather
> than 3.x, and I've done so with no success. I contacted the author
> Duncan Temple Lang and JWE replied by saying I should try to use the
> same compiler version as was used in compiling my octave version
> 2.1.64. I'm running a hd-install of knoppix 3.6 and used to the debian
> octave package to upgrade from 2.1.35 to 2.1.64.

Why don't you try to upgrade to the most recent upstream version (2.1.70),
or even the latest Debian source package, by doing "apt-get source
octave2.1", which will give you 2.1.69?

> I'll try to deduce gcc version by running ldd on octave (at a mate's
> suggestion) but your definitive response would be much appreciated.

I generated the 2.1.69 package currently in sid and sarge using gcc
3.4.3.

-- 
Rafael