> On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:35 PM, Sunil Shah <ssha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Alexander Hansen 
> <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com <mailto:alexanderk.han...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 10, 2015, at 16:05, Sunil Shah <ssha...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:ssha...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Is there a link to the clang syntax bug(s) in the Octave / fink forums?  
> 
> Ben sent me this, and I’ll cc our mailing list
> 
> http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41178 <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?41178>
>> If Apple needs to address the bug, has any one filed a bug report to Apple?  
>> Apple's Xcode 7 (pre-release) did fix some bugs.
> 
> I haven’t.  My Mac development time has recently been more devoted to 
> updating the fink code than on the packages that I’m the listed maintainer 
> for.
> 
> Per Michael Grant's comments in the octave bug report, this is a 
> non-compliant (illegal) C11++ construct in octave code (but happens to work 
> in gcc and MSVC).  We can not ask Apple to fix it.  Octave community needs 
> fix the illegal construct.

As the majority of Octave’s development community works with gcc & clang on 
Linux, and are able to build Octave without. So, there is little motive for 
Octave’s developers to fix the problem. I am not proficient in clang/c++ but am 
willing to contribute to fixing Octave’s source code. I have no problem 
arranging for testing of patches and converting patches to the necessary 
mercurial changesets and ultimately pushing the changes. I may also be able to 
assist in fixing the syntax issues, but will need clear instructions with some 
illustrative examples.

If anyone is interested in fixing the incompatibilities between Octave and 
Apple’s clang let me know. I can provide instructions on how to set up your own 
personal archive and instructions on how to build Octave 3.8.2. That should be 
sufficient to allow individuals to attempt to compile Octave 4.0 and start 
fixing the clang non-compliant code.

Ben
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