Thanks for the detailed bug report. As you noticed, this is upstream bug #42838, and is fixed in the upstream release 4.0.1. Merging the 4.0.1 release (which is already in Debian testing) into the Ubuntu archive will fix this bug.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #814554 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814554 ** Also affects: octave (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=814554 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Bug watch added: GNU Savannah Bug Tracker #42838 http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42838 ** Also affects: octave via http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42838 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: octave (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568647 Title: Octave print() incompatible with gnuplot5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/octave/+bug/1568647/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs