[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#877149: Bug#877149: please install a workaround

[Oliver Heimlich]

On 05.12.2017 15:16, Francesco Potortì wrote:
> I am affected by this bug when using fltk and visible off.
> 
> I worked around this by installing a shell executable like this:
> 
> ===File /usr/bin/octave-cli-bug-50479=======================
> #! /bin/sh
> 
> LD_PRELOAD=libGLX_mesa.so.0 exec octave-cli "$@"
> ============================================================
> 
> I strongly suggest that Debian installs a similar workaround while
> waiting for the ral bug to be corrected.

Octave has greatly improved the print function recently.  I have learned
about it from this comment by Pantxo:

https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=45137#comment5

With the new print function, PNG is not 100% as good as OSmesa/mesa
rendering, but good enough for me.  I will remove the need for OSmesa
with the upcoming release of octave-interval upstream.

Oliver