> > octave> news > > > > ** Block comments > > error: printf: invalid format specified > > error: called from: > > error: /opt/octave/octave-hg/share/octave/3.1.51+/m/miscellaneous/news.m > > at line 32, column 7 > > The attached changeset should do it, attributed to Petr. IMHO, it shouldn't be attributed to me--I have just noticed the problem, not fixed it. Petr