Re: [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #36372] Improved ranks.m included:

[Dave Goel]

> On 2 May 2012 23:53, Dave Goel <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, though I had apt-get build-dep octave.* in order to build
>> octave, I failed at the very hg checkout process itself. Researching the
>> problem, I realized that's because my mercurial is < 1.9, which is not
>> compatible with git subdirectories.
>
> It's backported:
>
>     http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/


Thanks again. Unfortunately, my policy has been to avoid backports (or
apt-get -b install) as well.

I will try to find time to install ubuntu or debian testing on a spare
laptop or via a fakchroot and see if I can't get the patch to you.

Thanks.
Dave.
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