Octave 3.0.1 bug_report fails

[Michael Goffioul]

On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Karl M <karlm30 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All...
>
> I just downloaded and installed the precompiles MSVC octave 3.0.1 for
> windows.
>
> I am running XP SP2, and installed Octave with the jHandles option.
>
> When I type bug_report I get the following
>
> octave-3.0.1.exe:1> bug_report
> Please enter a one-line description of your bug report.
> Subject: Octave generates errors with the surfc command
> warning: gnuplot_command_end: this function is obsolete and will be removed
> from a future version of Octave
> warning: gnuplot_command_plot: this function is obsolete and will be removed
> from a future version of Octave
> warning: gnuplot_command_replot: this function is obsolete and will be
> removed from a future version of Octave
> warning: gnuplot_command_splot: this function is obsolete and will be
> removed from a future version of Octave
> warning: gnuplot_command_title: this function is obsolete and will be
> removed from a future version of Octave
> warning: gnuplot_command_using: this function is obsolete and will be
> removed from a future version of Octave
> warning: gnuplot_command_with: this function is obsolete and will be removed
> from a future version of Octave
> octave-3.0.1.exe:2>
>
> After the errors, but before the command completes, I get a popup dialog
> asking what I want to use to open octave-bug-3.0.1. Adding Octave to my PATH
> did not help.

This is a known problem. The current bug report script is made
for UNIX system, using the "mail" command. Any help to port it
to Windows will be welcome.

Michael.