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here is the log from the commit of package octave-forge-general for
openSUSE:Factory checked in at 2026-08-25 13:51:25
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Comparing /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/octave-forge-general (Old)
and /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/.octave-forge-general.new.1258 (New)
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Package is "octave-forge-general"
Tue Aug 25 13:51:25 2026 rev:8 rq:1373579 version:2.1.4
Changes:
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---
/work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/octave-forge-general/octave-forge-general.changes
2023-11-14 21:43:24.809465959 +0100
+++
/work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/.octave-forge-general.new.1258/octave-forge-general.changes
2026-08-25 13:51:26.854388624 +0200
@@ -1,0 +2,8 @@
+Thu Aug 20 16:56:50 UTC 2026 - Stefan Brüns <[email protected]>
+
+- Update to version 2.1.4:
+ * updates to support libnettle 4 changes
+- Work around broken autoconf compiler/default C++ version
+ detection.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
Old:
----
general-2.1.3.tar.gz
New:
----
general-2.1.4.tar.gz
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Other differences:
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++++++ octave-forge-general.spec ++++++
--- /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.rW7RRj/_old 2026-08-25 13:51:28.131433633 +0200
+++ /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.rW7RRj/_new 2026-08-25 13:51:28.135433774 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#
-# spec file
+# spec file for package octave-forge-general
#
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2026 SUSE LLC and contributors
#
# All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
# remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
%define octpkg general
Name: octave-forge-%{octpkg}
-Version: 2.1.3
+Version: 2.1.4
Release: 0
Summary: General tools for Octave
License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-3.0-or-later
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@
%prep
%setup -q -c %{name}-%{version}
-if test -f /usr/lib/rpm/config.guess; then
- cp /usr/lib/rpm/config.{guess,sub} */src
-fi
+
%octave_pkg_src
# Save metainfo file, we only have tarballs later
find ./ -name "*.metainfo.xml" -exec cp '{}' ./ \;
%build
+# autoconf compiler detection is broken, force it
+export CXX="g++ -std=gnu++17"
%octave_pkg_build
%install
++++++ general-2.1.3.tar.gz -> general-2.1.4.tar.gz ++++++
++++ 7971 lines of diff (skipped)
++++ retrying with extended exclude list
diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn'
'--exclude=.svnignore' --exclude Makefile.in --exclude configure --exclude
config.guess --exclude '*.pot' --exclude mkinstalldirs --exclude aclocal.m4
--exclude config.sub --exclude depcomp --exclude install-sh --exclude ltmain.sh
old/general-2.1.3/DESCRIPTION new/general-2.1.4/DESCRIPTION
--- old/general-2.1.3/DESCRIPTION 2023-10-09 13:01:33.000000000 +0200
+++ new/general-2.1.4/DESCRIPTION 2026-03-01 17:59:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Name: general
-Version: 2.1.3
-Date: 2023-10-09
+Version: 2.1.4
+Date: 2026-03-01
Author: various authors
Maintainer: Octave-Forge community <[email protected]>
Title: General
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
Depends: octave (>= 4.0.0)
BuildRequire: nettle-devel
License: GPLv3+, modified BSD, public domain
-Url: http://octave.sf.net
+Url: https://octave.sourceforge.io/general/overview.html
+Repository: https://sourceforge.net/p/octave/general/ci/default/tree/
+Tracker: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave
diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn'
'--exclude=.svnignore' --exclude Makefile.in --exclude configure --exclude
config.guess --exclude '*.pot' --exclude mkinstalldirs --exclude aclocal.m4
--exclude config.sub --exclude depcomp --exclude install-sh --exclude ltmain.sh
old/general-2.1.3/NEWS new/general-2.1.4/NEWS
--- old/general-2.1.3/NEWS 2023-10-09 13:01:33.000000000 +0200
+++ new/general-2.1.4/NEWS 2026-03-01 17:59:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Summary of important user-visible changes for general 2.1.4:
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ ** updates to support libnettle 4 changes
+
Summary of important user-visible changes for general 2.1.3:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn'
'--exclude=.svnignore' --exclude Makefile.in --exclude configure --exclude
config.guess --exclude '*.pot' --exclude mkinstalldirs --exclude aclocal.m4
--exclude config.sub --exclude depcomp --exclude install-sh --exclude ltmain.sh
old/general-2.1.3/src/SHA1.cc new/general-2.1.4/src/SHA1.cc
--- old/general-2.1.3/src/SHA1.cc 2023-10-09 13:01:33.000000000 +0200
+++ new/general-2.1.4/src/SHA1.cc 2026-03-01 17:59:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_NETTLE
+ #include <nettle/version.h>
#include <nettle/sha1.h>
#endif
@@ -85,7 +86,11 @@
sha1_update( &ctx, 1, &d);
}
+#if NETTLE_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4
+ sha1_digest (&ctx, digest);
+#else
sha1_digest(&ctx, SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE, digest);
+#endif
RowVector hash(SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE);
for ( int i=0; i<SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE; i++) {
diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn'
'--exclude=.svnignore' --exclude Makefile.in --exclude configure --exclude
config.guess --exclude '*.pot' --exclude mkinstalldirs --exclude aclocal.m4
--exclude config.sub --exclude depcomp --exclude install-sh --exclude ltmain.sh
old/general-2.1.3/src/bootstrap new/general-2.1.4/src/bootstrap
--- old/general-2.1.3/src/bootstrap 2023-10-09 13:01:33.000000000 +0200
+++ new/general-2.1.4/src/bootstrap 2026-03-01 17:59:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,27 @@
#! /bin/sh
+## Octave general package bootstrap script
+## Run this to generate the configure script
-aclocal
+set -e # halt if unhandled error
-autoconf
+force=""
+if [ "x$1" == "x--force" ]; then
+ force="--force";
+ rm -f config.guess config.sub;
+fi
+
+# install these if we need to ?
+if ! [ -f config.guess ]; then
+wget -O config.guess
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.guess;
+chmod a+rx config.guess;
+fi
+if ! [ -f config.sub ]; then
+wget -O config.sub
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.sub;
+chmod a+rx config.sub;
+fi
+
+aclocal $force
+
+autoconf $force
autoheader -f
diff -urN '--exclude=CVS' '--exclude=.cvsignore' '--exclude=.svn'
'--exclude=.svnignore' --exclude Makefile.in --exclude configure --exclude
config.guess --exclude '*.pot' --exclude mkinstalldirs --exclude aclocal.m4
--exclude config.sub --exclude depcomp --exclude install-sh --exclude ltmain.sh
old/general-2.1.3/src/configure.ac new/general-2.1.4/src/configure.ac
--- old/general-2.1.3/src/configure.ac 2023-10-09 13:01:33.000000000 +0200
+++ new/general-2.1.4/src/configure.ac 2026-03-01 17:59:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
#
### Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Olaf Till <[email protected]>
-### Copyright (C) 2018-2022 John Donoghue <[email protected]>
+### Copyright (C) 2018-2026 John Donoghue <[email protected]>
###
### This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
### modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
### <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
AC_PREREQ([2.67])
-AC_INIT([general], [2.1.3])
+AC_INIT([general], [2.1.4])
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([packfields.cc])
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
