[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #66524] [mxe-octave] symlink in check-requirements should check proper Octave release

[Philip Nienhuis]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?66524>

                 Summary: [mxe-octave] symlink in check-requirements should
check proper Octave release
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: philipnienhuis
               Submitted: Tue 03 Dec 2024 10:32:50 PM CET
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Unexpected Error or Warning
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Philip Nienhuis
        Originator Email:
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: GNU/Linux
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Follow-up Comments:


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Date: Tue 03 Dec 2024 10:32:50 PM CET By: Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
After setting up mxe-octave, configured for default-octave, and typing 'make
nsis-installer', the following warning was emitted:

[check requirements]
Warning - could not find native build version 10.0.0 of Octave - some packages
may fail, but continuing
:

which in my case is wrong as native Octave-10.0.0 *is* installed but the
symlink in /usr/local/bin/octave points to octave-9.2.1 (which is also
installed).
Replacing that symlink with one that points to octave-10.0.0 and wiping
check-requirements in <mxe-octave>/installed-packages silences the warning.
I suppose somewhere in the Makefile or so the check for Octave should
explicitly include the release number, rather than assume the symlink in
/usr/local/bin/octave to point to the proper Octave release file.

("Operating system" set to 'Linux' as that's where this happens)







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