[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40436] median no longer passes make check

[Rik]

Update of bug #40436 (project octave):

                Severity:             5 - Blocker => 3 - Normal             
                  Status:             In Progress => Invalid                
             Assigned to:                     jwe => None                   
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 

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Follow-up Comment #42:

configure.ac extracts the version of gcc.  It would be possible to put in a
test to abort the compilation if 4.8.2 is detected.  That at least prevents
incorrect answers from being promulgated.

There is still a question abouth whether the problem is with libstdc++-4.8.2
or gcc-4.8.2.  Usually it's not worth deciphering because people upgrade both
packages at the same time.  However, I suppose there is the possibility of
someone using a different compiler that links against stdc++.  This might
expose the bug again if the real problem is the library rather than the
compiler.

Finally, has someone verified that 4.8.3 fixes this?  I don't feel bad about
blacklisting a single version, but if this is something that gcc isn't going
to fix for a while then we might need a different strategy.

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