[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#741097: Bug#741097: octave: nox package of Octave

[Arno Onken]

On 18.03.2014 07:07, Thomas Weber wrote:
> I think you should bring up that topic on upstream's maintainer list.[1] I
> don't think we have that many machines which are constrained by the
> additional disk space, so if we as Debian maintainers complain, it is
> just not the same as a user who really has the hardware (perceived
> issue vs. real problem).

Why is this relevant for upstream at this point? I searched in the
upstream maintainers archives but I couldn't find any proposal to
abandon support for command line only compilation or compilation without
Java or LLVM altogether. I was therefore assuming that this is a
packaging and compile options only issue.

> BTW, can you give an example of one of your low ressource machines?

I was mostly referring to my SheevaPlug, FritzBox and Android device
with a Debian chroot. But then there is also my Neo Freerunner GTA02 and
Rasberry Pi. Granted, I could extend disk space for some of these
devices but that can be a pain. The GTA02, for instance, is extremely
picky about supported SD cards.

Even without any graphical feedback, I find Octave very useful in batch
mode and for extended calculator-like operation on the move. Again,
please keep in mind that this is a whishlist bug report. I would
certainly have use for a limited resource package, but maybe that's just me.

Thanks,
Arno