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Re: 3.4.1 release


From: John W. Eaton
Subject: Re: 3.4.1 release
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 20:34:37 -0400

On  4-Apr-2011, Rik wrote:

| After looking at the current list of bugs on the tracker, I think this one
| (https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?32840).) is the only one I would nominate
| for fixing before the next point release.
| 
| The issue is that Octave packaging is placing dynamically linked functions
| (.oct files) in $libexecdir.  According to the GNU standard
| 
(http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#Installation-Directory-Variables),
| $libexecdir is for binary executables run by programs (whereas $bindir is
| for binary executables run by users).  The reporter attached a patch, but I
| haven't verified it.

I commented on the tracker.

jwe


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