Re: API version going backwards?

[Marco atzeri]

On 8/6/2011 2:11 AM, Jussi Lehtola wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Aug 2011 02:41:30 +0300
> Jussi Lehtola<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > Octave 3.4.0 has
> >
> > #define OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER 47
> > #define OCTAVE_API_VERSION "api-v47+"
> >
> > in src/version.h. 3.4.2 has
> >
> > #define OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER 45
> > #define OCTAVE_API_VERSION "api-v45+"
> >
> > Is this a bug?

more a correction. There is a specific changeset for it from John.

> Unrelated, but I'm also getting a build error from 3.4.2.
>
> /builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter//audio.texi:98:
> Cross reference to nonexistent node `doc-record' (perhaps incorrect
> sectioning?). /builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter//audio.texi:98:
> Cross reference to nonexistent node `doc-setaudio' (perhaps incorrect
> sectioning?). /builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter//audio.texi:98:
> Cross reference to nonexistent node `doc-playaudio' (perhaps incorrect
> sectioning?). /builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter//audio.texi:98:
> Cross reference to nonexistent node `doc-saveaudio' (perhaps incorrect
> sectioning?). /builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter//audio.texi:81:
> Cross reference to nonexistent node `doc-saveaudio' (perhaps incorrect
> sectioning?). /builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter//audio.texi:68:
> Cross reference to nonexistent node `doc-saveaudio' (perhaps incorrect
> sectioning?). makeinfo: Removing output file `octave.info' due to
> errors; use --force to preserve. make[3]: *** [octave.info] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/builddir/build/BUILD/octave-3.4.2/doc/interpreter' make[2]: ***
> [all-recursive] Error 1

In theory octave.info is already available in the source and
doc rebuild should not happen.

to avoid it try the patch I am using for the cygwin package:

--- origsrc/octave-3.4.2/Makefile.am    2011-06-19 18:30:07.000000000 +0200
+++ src/octave-3.4.2/Makefile.am        2011-06-24 21:05:56.125000000 +0200
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ run-octave: run-octave.in Makefile

 AUTHORS BUGS INSTALL.OCTAVE:
        $(MAKE) -C doc/interpreter ../../$@
-.PHONY: AUTHORS BUGS INSTALL.OCTAVE
+# .PHONY: AUTHORS BUGS INSTALL.OCTAVE

 ChangeLog:
        (cd $(srcdir); hg log --style=build-aux/changelog.tmpl 
--prune=b0e60ad4ae26 --only-branch=`hg branch`; echo ""; echo "See the 
files in the directory etc/OLD-ChangeLogs for changes before 
2011-04-19") > address@hidden



Regards
Marco