Bug#336267: [edd@debian.org: Re: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#336267: octave-forge: Extra packages not installed ?]

[Paul Kienzle]

On Oct 29, 2005, at 4:45 PM, Balbir Thomas wrote:

> However I would note that packages in extra are not in violation of 
> DSFG.
> tk_octave in particular is public domain. I think the problem is with
> conflicts and stability. For instance tk_octave has compilation errors
> when linked against the current version of vtk (line 705 of 
> tk_interp.cc
> has an ambiguous function call).

Please do send patches upstream.  Nobody is actively maintaining this 
package and it is not installed by default so few people compile it.  
I'm not surprised that bit rot is setting in.

- Paul