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bug #41390: strings package: incompatible with and fails to install in Octave 4.0

Submitted by:  Markus Appel <mappel>
Submitted on:  Wed 29 Jan 2014 04:17:02 PM UTC  
 
Category: Octave Forge PackageSeverity: 2 - Minor
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Installation Failure
Status: FixedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: otherOperating System: Any

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Sun 31 May 2015 05:22:56 PM UTC, comment #2:

Actually this is now fixed in the strings package mercurial repo, just needs someone to care enough about strings to make a release of the package.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
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Sun 31 May 2015 05:18:29 PM UTC, comment #1:

Moreover, the strings package cannot even be installed in Octave 4.0, the install fails because of the invalid strjoin function.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Project Administrator
Wed 29 Jan 2014 04:17:02 PM UTC, original submission:

After updating to 3.8.0 I encountered the following error:

Reason for this error: The strings package 1.1.0 was still installed and overloaded the new strjoin core function with the incompatible version from the forge package, so legend failed in str-joining the allowed values for the location property. I only had the strings package installed to use strjoin, so I do not need it any more and removed it from my installation - works for me.

But for those who want/need to keep using the package, strjoin should be removed in a new release (soon), if the package doesn't get deleted/merged as discussed on the maintainers mailing list.

Markus Appel <mappel>

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Sun 31 May 2015 05:22:56 PM UTCmtmillerStatusConfirmed=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Sun 31 May 2015 05:18:29 PM UTCmtmillerSeverity3 - Normal=>2 - Minor
      Item GroupRegression=>Installation Failure
      StatusNone=>Confirmed
      Release3.8.0=>other
      Operating SystemGNU/Linux=>Any
      Summarystrings-1.1.0 strjoin incompatiblity breaks core function (e.g. legend)=>strings package: incompatible with and fails to install in Octave 4.0

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