The patch below fixes the problem for architecture armel. Please note that other debian architectures might also be affected by the bug and need similar fixes.
The cause is that the src/configure script tests only for a limited number of known architectures. arm was not among them. diff -u java/src/configure octave-java-1.2.8/src/configure --- java/src/configure 2011-06-06 13:07:35.000000000 +0200 +++ octave-java-1.2.8/src/configure 2012-07-13 21:21:25.771263975 +0200 @@ -3301,6 +3301,8 @@ JAVA_ARCH="solaris" elif test -d "${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/solarisv9"; then JAVA_ARCH="solarisv9" + elif test -d "${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/arm"; then + JAVA_ARCH="arm" fi if test -n "$JAVA_ARCH"; then HAVE_JAVA=yes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org