[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#742503: Bug#742503: octave 3.8.1 requires java

[Mike Miller]

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 09:59:17 +0200, Alois Schloegl wrote:
> I changed the control file in the debian package (see attachments).
> 
> default-jre-headless is now not in "Depends" but in "Build-Depends" and
> "Recommends". The resulting octave-debian packages does the job.
> 
> In case somebody wants to use the java-interface, the above error
> message seems good enough.
> 
> Please consider repackaging Octave with the modified control file.

I think the error message is less than ideal, but I agree that this
would help those users who might want to keep clear of Java for whatever
reasons.

I have the attached patch ready to push, tested locally, any objections
from fellow maintainers or bystanders with this change to src:octave?

-- 
mike
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