[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#516942: Bug#516942: octave-symbolic: typing symbols in octave doesn't work

[Thomas Weber]

package octave-symbolic
severity 516942 normal
tags 516942 moreinfo
thanks
Hi,

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:20:23PM +0100, Oz N wrote:
> Package: octave-symbolic
> Version: 1.0.7-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Hi, I have installed octave symbolic from 'experimental' on a clean 'squeeze' installation. 

You have a mixture of testing and experimental (your Octave package is
from experimental as well).

> Typing symbols - octave complains about 'undefined symbol. 
> I believe these is still the same bug as 512075 which was closed. 
> I installed the package 'octave-headers' and 'libginac-dev' and used the
> command 'pkg install symbolic-1.0.7.tar.gz' inside octave on the source
> file I downloaded from octave forge to bypass this problem.

I just tested this in a pure experimental chroot, where the package
works. I'm thus downgrading the severity.

	Thomas