Bug#336267: [edd@debian.org: Re: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#336267:
octave-forge: Extra packages not installed ?]
Paul Kienzle
pkienzle at users.sf.net
Sat Oct 29 21:52:12 UTC 2005
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
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