[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59383] [octave forge] (ocs) package depends on (deprecated) odepkg

[Markus Mützel]

URL:
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                 Summary: [octave forge] (ocs) package depends on (deprecated)
odepkg
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mmuetzel
            Submitted on: Fri 30 Oct 2020 10:27:12 AM CET
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: other
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

The "ocs" package depends on "odepkg" that was (temporarily?) removed from the
list of Octave Forge packages that are shipped with the Windows installer
created with MXE Octave.

Many (most?) of the functions of odepkg have been ported to core Octave.
So does "ocs" still depend on "odepkg" or can this dependency be removed?

This question probably has several aspects to it:
- How to tread this in the upstream package? If Octave is older than a given
version depend on "odepkg" otherwise don't?
- Should ocs also be removed from the list of Octave Forge packages that are
build in MXE Octave?
- Can we remove the dependency (possibly with a patch in MXE Octave) and keep
shipping "ocs" for Octave 6?





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