Revert "gnu: swig: Patch for Octave 4.4."

This reverts commit 3771000f893d4b53e302f5bca07afeba69e76cd4.

2 files changed, 1 insertions, 1123 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/swig-octave-patches.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/swig-octave-patches.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fb64a7b1f..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/swig-octave-patches.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1119 +0,0 @@
-This patch represents the recently added support for Octave version 4.4 found
-here:
-
-https://github.com/swig/swig/commit/12c66f9b7d884020e896ce92b9783bc3bac95d2d
-
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/CHANGES.current swig-3.0.12.new/CHANGES.current
---- swig-3.0.12.old/CHANGES.current	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/CHANGES.current	2018-05-26 08:40:06.501850058 -0400
-@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
- Issue # numbers mentioned below can be found on Github. For more details, add
- the issue number to the end of the URL: https://github.com/swig/swig/issues/
- 
-+Version 4.0.0 (in progress)
-+===========================
-+
-+2018-05-12: kwwette
-+            [Octave] add support for version 4.4
-+            - Should not introduce any user-visible incompatibilities
-+
-+
- Version 3.0.12 (27 Jan 2017)
- ============================
- 
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/Makefile.in swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/Makefile.in
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/Makefile.in	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/Makefile.in	2018-05-26 08:39:16.510124553 -0400
-@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
- # -----------------------------------------------------------------
- 
- octave_run:
--	OCTAVE_HISTFILE=/dev/null $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(OCTAVE_SCRIPT) $(RUNPIPE)
-+	env OCTAVE_PATH= OCTAVE_HISTFILE=/dev/null $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(OCTAVE_SCRIPT) $(RUNPIPE)
- 
- # -----------------------------------------------------------------
- # Version display
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/octave/module_load/runme.m swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/octave/module_load/runme.m
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/octave/module_load/runme.m	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/octave/module_load/runme.m	2018-05-26 08:39:16.518124669 -0400
-@@ -5,63 +5,73 @@
- 
- # load module
- clear all;
-+assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
- swigexample;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
- assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- clear all
-+assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
- swigexample;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
- assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- clear all
- 
- # load module in a function globally before base context
- clear all;
--function testme
-+function testme_1
-+  assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
-   swigexample;
-+  assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
-   assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--  assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- endfunction
--testme
--testme
-+testme_1
-+testme_1
-+assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
- swigexample;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
- assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- clear all
--function testme
-+function testme_2
-+  assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
-   swigexample;
-+  assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
-   assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--  assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- endfunction
--testme
--testme
-+testme_2
-+testme_2
-+assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
- swigexample;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
- assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- clear all
- 
- # load module in a function globally after base context
- clear all;
-+assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
- swigexample;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
- assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
--function testme
-+function testme_3
-+  assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
-   swigexample;
-+  assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
-   assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--  assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- endfunction
--testme
--testme
-+testme_3
-+testme_3
- clear all
-+assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
- swigexample;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
- assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
--function testme
-+function testme_4
-+  assert(exist("swigexample") == 3);
-   swigexample;
-+  assert(isglobal("swigexample"));
-   assert(cvar.ivar == ifunc);
--  assert(exist("swigexample","var"));
- endfunction
--testme
--testme
-+testme_4
-+testme_4
- clear all
- 
- # octave 3.0.5 randomly crashes on the remaining tests
-@@ -71,13 +81,16 @@
- 
- # load module with no cvar
- clear all;
-+who;
-+assert(exist("swigexample2") == 3);
- swigexample2;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample2"));
- assert(swigexample2.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample2","var"));
--assert(!isglobal("cvar"))
-+assert(!exist("cvar", "var"));
- clear all
-+assert(exist("swigexample2") == 3);
- swigexample2;
-+assert(isglobal("swigexample2"));
- assert(swigexample2.ivar == ifunc);
--assert(exist("swigexample2","var"));
--assert(!isglobal("cvar"))
-+assert(!exist("cvar", "var"));
- clear all
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in	2018-05-26 08:39:16.511124567 -0400
-@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
- # a file is found which has _runme.m appended after the testcase name.
- run_testcase = \
- 	if [ -f $(SCRIPTDIR)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then \
--	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVE_PATH=$(srcdir):$$OCTAVE_PATH $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(SCRIPTDIR)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
-+	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVE_PATH=$(srcdir) OCTAVE_HISTFILE=/dev/null $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(SCRIPTDIR)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
- 	fi
- 
- # Clean: remove the generated .m file
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in.orig swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in.orig
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in.orig	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in.orig	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
-+#######################################################################
-+# Makefile for octave test-suite
-+#######################################################################
-+
-+LANGUAGE     = octave
-+OCTAVE       = @OCTAVE@
-+SCRIPTSUFFIX = _runme.m
-+
-+srcdir       = @srcdir@
-+top_srcdir   = @top_srcdir@
-+top_builddir = @top_builddir@
-+
-+CPP_TEST_CASES += \
-+	li_std_pair_extra \
-+	li_std_string_extra \
-+	octave_cell_deref\
-+	octave_dim
-+
-+CPP_TEST_BROKEN += \
-+	implicittest \
-+	li_implicit \
-+	li_std_set \
-+	li_std_stream
-+
-+#C_TEST_CASES +=
-+
-+#
-+# This test only works with modern C compilers
-+#
-+#C_TEST_CASES += \
-+#	complextest
-+
-+include $(srcdir)/../common.mk
-+
-+# Overridden variables here
-+LIBS       = -L.
-+CSRCS      = octave_empty.c
-+
-+# Custom tests - tests with additional commandline options
-+# none!
-+
-+# Rules for the different types of tests
-+%.cpptest:
-+	$(setup)
-+	+$(swig_and_compile_cpp)
-+	$(run_testcase)
-+
-+%.ctest:
-+	$(setup)
-+	+$(swig_and_compile_c)
-+	$(run_testcase)
-+
-+%.multicpptest:
-+	$(setup)
-+	+$(swig_and_compile_multi_cpp)
-+	$(run_testcase)
-+
-+# Runs the testcase. A testcase is only run if
-+# a file is found which has _runme.m appended after the testcase name.
-+run_testcase = \
-+	if [ -f $(SCRIPTDIR)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then \
-+	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVE_PATH=$(srcdir):$$OCTAVE_PATH $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(SCRIPTDIR)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
-+	fi
-+
-+# Clean: remove the generated .m file
-+%.clean:
-+	@rm -f hugemod.h hugemod_a.i hugemod_b.i hugemod_a.m hugemod_b.m hugemod_runme.m
-+	@rm -f $*.m;
-+
-+clean:
-+	$(MAKE) -f $(top_builddir)/$(EXAMPLES)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' octave_clean
-+
-+cvsignore:
-+	@echo '*wrap* *.mc *.so *.dll *.exp *.lib'
-+	@echo Makefile
-+	@for i in ${CPP_TEST_CASES} ${C_TEST_CASES}; do echo $$i.m; done
-+	@for i in ${CPP_TEST_CASES} ${C_TEST_CASES}; do if grep -q $${i}_runme.m CVS/Entries ; then echo $${i}_runme.m; fi; done
-+	@echo clientdata_prop_a.m
-+	@echo clientdata_prop_b.m
-+	@echo imports_a.m
-+	@echo imports_b.m
-+	@echo mod_a.m mod_b.m
-+	@echo hugemod.h hugemod_a.i hugemod_b.i hugemod_a.m hugemod_b.m hugemod_runme.m
-+	@echo template_typedef_import.m
-+
-+
-+hugemod:
-+	perl hugemod.pl
-+	$(MAKE) hugemod_a.cpptest
-+	$(MAKE) hugemod_b.cpptest
-+	time $(OCTAVE) hugemod_runme.m
-+	time $(OCTAVE) hugemod_runme.m
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i	2018-05-26 08:40:28.146164544 -0400
-@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
- 
- // bug # 924413
- %inline {
--  void clear_tree_flags(register struct tree *tp, register int i) {}
-+  void clear_tree_flags(register struct swig_tree *tp, register int i) {}
- }
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.orig swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.orig
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.orig	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.orig	2018-05-26 08:39:16.518124669 -0400
-@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
-+%module register_par
-+
-+// bug # 924413
-+%inline {
-+  void clear_tree_flags(register struct tree *tp, register int i) {}
-+}
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.rej swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.rej
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.rej	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Examples/test-suite/register_par.i.rej	2018-05-26 08:39:16.518124669 -0400
-@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
-+--- Examples/test-suite/register_par.i
-++++ Examples/test-suite/register_par.i
-+@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-+ %module register_par
-+ 
-+ %{
-+-struct tree;
-++struct swig_tree;
-+ %}
-+ 
-+ // bug # 924413
-+ %inline {
-+-  void clear_tree_flags(register struct tree *tp, register int i) {}
-++  void clear_tree_flags(register struct swig_tree *tp, register int i) {}
-+ }
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg	2018-05-26 08:39:16.488124234 -0400
-@@ -567,7 +567,11 @@
- 	  if (seq) *seq = p;
- 	  return SWIG_OLDOBJ;
- 	}
-+%#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      } else if (obj.iscell()) {
-+%#else
-       } else if (obj.is_cell()) {
-+%#endif
- 	try {
- 	  OctSequence_Cont<value_type> octseq(obj);
- 	  if (seq) {
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octprimtypes.swg swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octprimtypes.swg
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octprimtypes.swg	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octprimtypes.swg	2018-05-26 08:39:16.492124292 -0400
-@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
- SWIGINTERN int
- SWIG_AsVal_dec(bool)(const octave_value& ov, bool *val)
- {
-+%#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+  if (!ov.islogical())
-+%#else
-   if (!ov.is_bool_type())
-+%#endif
-     return SWIG_ERROR;
-   if (val)
-     *val = ov.bool_value();
-@@ -214,7 +218,13 @@
- SWIGINTERN int
- SWIG_AsCharPtrAndSize(octave_value ov, char** cptr, size_t* psize, int *alloc)
- {
--  if (ov.is_cell() && ov.rows() == 1 && ov.columns() == 1)
-+  if (
-+%#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    ov.iscell()
-+%#else
-+    ov.is_cell()
-+%#endif
-+    && ov.rows() == 1 && ov.columns() == 1)
-     ov = ov.cell_value()(0);
-   if (!ov.is_string())
-     return SWIG_TypeError;
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octrun.swg swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octrun.swg
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octrun.swg	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octrun.swg	2018-05-26 08:39:16.509124538 -0400
-@@ -151,6 +151,67 @@
-     const swig_type_info **base;
-   };
- 
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+  // in Octave 4.4 behaviour of octave_builtin() appears to have changed and 'self' argument is no longer passed
-+  // to function (maybe because this is now a 'method'??) so need to create our own octave_function subclass
-+#define SWIG_OCTAVE_BOUND_FUNC(func, args) octave_value(new octave_swig_bound_func(func, args))
-+  class octave_swig_bound_func : public octave_function {
-+  public:
-+
-+    octave_swig_bound_func(void) : octave_function(), method(0), first_args()
-+      { }
-+
-+    octave_swig_bound_func(octave_function* _method, octave_value_list _first_args)
-+      : octave_function("", ""), method(_method), first_args(_first_args)
-+      { }
-+
-+    octave_swig_bound_func(const octave_swig_bound_func& f) = delete;
-+
-+    octave_swig_bound_func& operator= (const octave_swig_bound_func& f) = delete;
-+
-+    ~octave_swig_bound_func(void) = default;
-+
-+    bool is_function(void) const { return true; }
-+
-+    octave_function* function_value(bool = false) { return this; }
-+
-+    octave_value_list call(octave::tree_evaluator& tw, int nargout = 0, const octave_value_list& args = octave_value_list()) {
-+      octave_value_list all_args;
-+      all_args.append(first_args);
-+      all_args.append(args);
-+      return method->call(tw, nargout, all_args);
-+    }
-+
-+    octave_value subsref(const std::string &ops, const std::list < octave_value_list > &idx) {
-+      octave_value_list ovl = subsref(ops, idx, 1);
-+      return ovl.length() ? ovl(0) : octave_value();
-+    }
-+
-+    octave_value_list subsref(const std::string &ops, const std::list < octave_value_list > &idx, int nargout) {
-+      assert(ops.size() > 0);
-+      assert(ops.size() == idx.size());
-+      if (ops != "(")
-+        error("invalid function call");
-+      octave::tree_evaluator& tw = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_evaluator();
-+      return call(tw, nargout, *idx.begin());
-+    }
-+
-+  protected:
-+
-+    octave_function* method;
-+    octave_value_list first_args;
-+
-+    std::set<std::string> dispatch_classes;
-+
-+  private:
-+
-+    DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
-+  };
-+  DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA(octave_swig_bound_func, "octave_swig_bound_func", "octave_swig_bound_func");
-+#else
-+#define SWIG_OCTAVE_BOUND_FUNC(func, args) octave_value(func)
-+#endif
-+
-   // octave_swig_type plays the role of both the shadow class and the class 
-   // representation within Octave, since there is no support for classes.
-   //
-@@ -323,13 +384,17 @@
-     }
- 
-     octave_value_list member_deref(member_value_pair *m, const octave_value_list &args) {
--      if (m->second.is_defined())
--	return m->second;
--      else if (m->first) {
-+      if (m->second.is_defined()) {
-+        if (m->second.is_function() || m->second.is_function_handle()) {
-+          return SWIG_OCTAVE_BOUND_FUNC(m->second.function_value(), args);
-+        } else {
-+          return m->second;
-+        }
-+      } else if (m->first) {
- 	if (m->first->get_method)
- 	  return m->first->get_method(args, 1);
- 	else if (m->first->method)
--	  return octave_value(new octave_builtin(m->first->method));
-+          return SWIG_OCTAVE_BOUND_FUNC(new octave_builtin(m->first->method), args);
-       }
-       error("undefined member");
-       return octave_value_list();
-@@ -383,7 +448,11 @@
-         return dim_vector(1,1);
- 
-       // Return value should be cell or matrix of integers
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      if (out.iscell()) {
-+#else
-       if (out.is_cell()) {
-+#endif
-         const Cell & c=out.cell_value();
-         int ndim = c.rows();
-         if (ndim==1 && c.columns()!=1) ndim = c.columns();
-@@ -401,7 +470,11 @@
-           if (error_state) return dim_vector(1,1);
-         }
-         return d;
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      } else if (out.is_matrix_type() || out.isnumeric() ) {
-+#else
-       } else if (out.is_matrix_type() || out.is_numeric_type() ) {
-+#endif
-         if (out.rows()==1 || out.columns()==1) {
-            Array<int> a = out.int_vector_value();
-            if (error_state) return dim_vector(1,1);
-@@ -476,8 +549,12 @@
-       }
-       types.insert(types.end(), rhs.types.begin(), rhs.types.end());
-       members.insert(rhs.members.begin(), rhs.members.end());
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      assign(rhs.swig_type_name(), rhs.as_value());
-+#else
-       rhs.types.clear();
-       rhs.members.clear();
-+#endif
-     }
- 
-     typedef member_map::const_iterator swig_member_const_iterator;
-@@ -848,7 +925,14 @@
-       octave_function *fcn = is_valid_function(symbol, std::string(), false);
-       if (!fcn)
- 	return false;
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      octave::tree_evaluator& tw = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_evaluator();
-+      octave_value_list retval = fcn->call(tw, 1, args);
-+      if (retval.length() == 1)
-+        ret = retval(0);
-+#else
-       ret = fcn->do_multi_index_op(1, args)(0);
-+#endif
-       return true;
-     }
- 
-@@ -1238,7 +1322,13 @@
-   }
- 
-   SWIGRUNTIME octave_swig_type *swig_value_deref(octave_value ov) {
--    if (ov.is_cell() && ov.rows() == 1 && ov.columns() == 1)
-+    if (
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      ov.iscell()
-+#else
-+      ov.is_cell()
-+#endif
-+      && ov.rows() == 1 && ov.columns() == 1)
-       ov = ov.cell_value()(0);
-     return swig_value_deref(*ov.internal_rep());
-   }
-@@ -1261,12 +1351,24 @@
- SWIGRUNTIME octave_value swig_binary_op_##name(const octave_base_value&lhs,const octave_base_value &rhs) { \
-   return octave_swig_type::dispatch_binary_op(lhs,rhs,#name); \
- }
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+#define swigreg_unary_op(name) \
-+if (!octave_value_typeinfo::lookup_unary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid)) \
-+typeinfo.register_unary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid,swig_unary_op_##name);
-+#else
- #define swigreg_unary_op(name) \
- if (!octave_value_typeinfo::lookup_unary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid)) \
- octave_value_typeinfo::register_unary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid,swig_unary_op_##name);
-+#endif
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+#define swigreg_binary_op(name) \
-+if (!octave_value_typeinfo::lookup_binary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid1,tid2)) \
-+typeinfo.register_binary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid1,tid2,swig_binary_op_##name);
-+#else
- #define swigreg_binary_op(name) \
- if (!octave_value_typeinfo::lookup_binary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid1,tid2)) \
- octave_value_typeinfo::register_binary_op(octave_value::op_##name,tid1,tid2,swig_binary_op_##name);
-+#endif
- 
-   swig_unary_op(not);
-   swig_unary_op(uplus);
-@@ -1300,6 +1402,9 @@
-   swig_binary_op(el_or);
- 
-   SWIGRUNTIME void SWIG_InstallUnaryOps(int tid) {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    octave::type_info& typeinfo = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_type_info();
-+#endif
-     swigreg_unary_op(not);
-     swigreg_unary_op(uplus);
-     swigreg_unary_op(uminus);
-@@ -1309,6 +1414,9 @@
-     swigreg_unary_op(decr);
-   }
-   SWIGRUNTIME void SWIG_InstallBinaryOps(int tid1, int tid2) {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    octave::type_info& typeinfo = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_type_info();
-+#endif
-     swigreg_binary_op(add);
-     swigreg_binary_op(sub);
-     swigreg_binary_op(mul);
-@@ -1357,7 +1465,13 @@
- }
- 
- SWIGRUNTIME int SWIG_Octave_ConvertPtrAndOwn(octave_value ov, void **ptr, swig_type_info *type, int flags, int *own) {
--  if (ov.is_cell() && ov.rows() == 1 && ov.columns() == 1)
-+    if (
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      ov.iscell()
-+#else
-+      ov.is_cell()
-+#endif
-+      && ov.rows() == 1 && ov.columns() == 1)
-     ov = ov.cell_value()(0);
-   if (!ov.is_defined() ||
-       (ov.is_matrix_type() && ov.rows() == 0 && ov.columns() == 0) ) {
-@@ -1390,14 +1504,30 @@
- }
- 
- SWIGRUNTIMEINLINE octave_value SWIG_Octave_GetGlobalValue(std::string name) {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+  octave::symbol_table& symtab = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_symbol_table();
-+  return symtab.global_varval(name);
-+#else
-   return get_global_value(name, true);
-+#endif
- }
- 
- SWIGRUNTIME void SWIG_Octave_SetGlobalValue(std::string name, const octave_value& value) {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+  octave::symbol_table& symtab = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_symbol_table();
-+  symtab.global_assign(name, value);
-+#else
-   set_global_value(name, value);
-+#endif
- }
- 
- SWIGRUNTIME void SWIG_Octave_LinkGlobalValue(std::string name) {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+  octave::symbol_table& symtab = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_symbol_table();
-+  octave::symbol_scope symscope = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_current_scope();
-+  symscope.assign(name, symtab.global_varval(name));
-+  symscope.mark_global(name);
-+#else
- #if !SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(3,2,0)
-   link_to_global_variable(curr_sym_tab->lookup(name, true));
- #else
-@@ -1406,6 +1536,7 @@
- #endif
-   symbol_table::mark_global(name);
- #endif
-+#endif
- }
- 
- SWIGRUNTIME swig_module_info *SWIG_Octave_GetModule(void *clientdata) {
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg	2018-05-26 08:39:16.507124509 -0400
-@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@
- #endif
- #if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,2,0)
-     try {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      octave::feval(name, octave_value_list(), 0);
-+#else
-       feval(name, octave_value_list(), 0);
-+#endif
-       retn = true;
-     } catch (octave::execution_exception&) { }
- #else
-@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@
-     frame.protect_var(discard_error_messages);          discard_error_messages = true;
-     frame.protect_var(discard_warning_messages);        discard_warning_messages = true;
- #else
--    unwind_protect::begin_frame("SWIG_Octave_LoadModule");
-+    unwind_protect::begin_frame("SWIG_Octave_InstallFunction");
-     unwind_protect_int(error_state);                    error_state = 0;
-     unwind_protect_int(warning_state);                  warning_state = 0;
-     unwind_protect_bool(discard_error_messages);        discard_error_messages = true;
-@@ -181,7 +185,11 @@
-     args.append(octloadfcn->fcn_file_name());
- #if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,2,0)
-     try {
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+      octave::feval("autoload", args, 0);
-+#else
-       feval("autoload", args, 0);
-+#endif
-       retn = true;
-     } catch (octave::execution_exception&) { }
- #else
-@@ -312,6 +320,8 @@
- Loads the SWIG-generated module `" SWIG_name_d "'.\n\
- @end deftypefn";
- 
-+void __swig_atexit__(void) { ::_Exit(0); }
-+
- DEFUN_DLD( SWIG_name, args, nargout, SWIG_name_usage ) {
- 
-   static octave_swig_type* module_ns = 0;
-@@ -322,7 +332,9 @@
-   // version 3.4.*, but reappeared in 4.2.*, so turn on for all versions after 3.2.*.
-   // can be turned off with macro definition.
- #ifndef SWIG_OCTAVE_NO_SEGFAULT_HACK
--#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(3,2,0)
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+  atexit(__swig_atexit__);
-+#elif SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(3,2,0)
-   octave_exit = ::_Exit;
- #endif
- #endif
-@@ -351,15 +363,54 @@
-                      "__swig_atexit__; "
-                      "atexit(\"__swig_atexit__\", false); "
-                      "atexit(\"__swig_atexit__\")");
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    octave::feval("evalin", eval_args, 0);
-+#else
-     feval("evalin", eval_args, 0);
- #endif
-+#endif
- 
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    {
-+      octave::type_info& typeinfo = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_type_info();
-+      string_vector types = typeinfo.installed_type_names();
-+      bool register_octave_swig_ref = true;
-+      bool register_octave_swig_packed = true;
-+      bool register_octave_swig_bound_func = true;
-+      for (int i = 0; i < types.numel(); ++i) {
-+        if (types(i) == octave_swig_ref::static_type_name()) {
-+          register_octave_swig_ref = false;
-+        }
-+        if (types(i) == octave_swig_packed::static_type_name()) {
-+          register_octave_swig_packed = false;
-+        }
-+        if (types(i) == octave_swig_bound_func::static_type_name()) {
-+          register_octave_swig_bound_func = false;
-+        }
-+      }
-+      if (register_octave_swig_ref) {
-+        octave_swig_ref::register_type();
-+      }
-+      if (register_octave_swig_packed) {
-+        octave_swig_packed::register_type();
-+      }
-+      if (register_octave_swig_bound_func) {
-+        octave_swig_bound_func::register_type();
-+      }
-+    }
-+#else
-     octave_swig_ref::register_type();
-     octave_swig_packed::register_type();
-+#endif
-     SWIG_InitializeModule(0);
-     SWIG_PropagateClientData();
- 
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    octave::call_stack& stack = octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->get_call_stack();
-+    octave_function *me = stack.current();
-+#else
-     octave_function *me = octave_call_stack::current();
-+#endif
- 
-     if (!SWIG_Octave_InstallFunction(me, "subclass")) {
-       return octave_value_list();
-@@ -426,10 +477,12 @@
-       }
-     }
- 
--#if !SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(3,2,0)
--    mlock(me->name());
--#else
-+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+    octave::interpreter::the_interpreter()->mlock();
-+#elif SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(3,2,0)
-     mlock();
-+#else
-+    mlock(me->name());
- #endif
- 
-   }
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/std_pair.i swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/std_pair.i
---- swig-3.0.12.old/Lib/octave/std_pair.i	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/Lib/octave/std_pair.i	2018-05-26 08:39:16.489124248 -0400
-@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@
-       }
- 
-       static int asval(const octave_value& obj, std::pair<T,U> *val) {
--	if (obj.is_cell()) {
-+	if (
-+%#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+          obj.iscell()
-+%#else
-+          obj.is_cell()
-+%#endif
-+        ) {
- 	  Cell c=obj.cell_value();
- 	  if (c.numel()<2) {
- 	    error("pair from Cell array requires at least two elements");
-@@ -96,7 +102,13 @@
-       }
- 
-       static int asptr(const octave_value& obj, std::pair<T,U> **val) {
--	if (obj.is_cell()) {
-+	if (
-+%#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,4,0)
-+          obj.iscell()
-+%#else
-+          obj.is_cell()
-+%#endif
-+        ) {
- 	  Cell c=obj.cell_value();
- 	  if (c.numel()<2) {
- 	    error("pair from Cell array requires at least two elements");
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/.travis.yml swig-3.0.12.new/.travis.yml
---- swig-3.0.12.old/.travis.yml	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/.travis.yml	2018-05-26 08:39:16.520124698 -0400
-@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
-       dist: trusty
-     - compiler: gcc
-       os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=octave SWIGJOBS=-j2 VER=4.4 CPP11=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-       env: SWIGLANG=perl5
-       sudo: required
-       dist: trusty
-diff -urN swig-3.0.12.old/.travis.yml.orig swig-3.0.12.new/.travis.yml.orig
---- swig-3.0.12.old/.travis.yml.orig	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
-+++ swig-3.0.12.new/.travis.yml.orig	2017-01-27 18:52:02.000000000 -0500
-@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
-+language: cpp
-+matrix:
-+  include:
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG= SWIG_CC=gcc-5 SWIG_CXX=g++-5 CPP11=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG= SWIG_CC=gcc-6 SWIG_CXX=g++-6
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=csharp
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=d
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=go
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=go VER=1.5
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=guile
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=java
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=javascript ENGINE=node
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=javascript ENGINE=jsc
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=javascript ENGINE=v8
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=lua
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=lua VER=5.3
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=octave SWIGJOBS=-j2 # 3.8
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=octave SWIGJOBS=-j2 VER=4.0
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=octave SWIGJOBS=-j2 VER=4.2 CPP11=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=perl5
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=php5
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=php VER=7.0
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=php VER=7.1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python VER=2.4
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python VER=2.5
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python VER=2.6
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python # 2.7
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python PY3=3 VER=3.2
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python PY3=3 VER=3.3
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python PY3=3 VER=3.4
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python PY3=3 VER=3.5
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-builtin VER=2.6
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-builtin
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-builtin PY3=3 VER=3.4
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-builtin PY3=3 VER=3.5
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-builtin PY3=3 VER=3.5 SWIGOPTPY3=
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-O
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-classic
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=r
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=ruby VER=1.9.3
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=ruby VER=2.0.0
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=ruby VER=2.3.0
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=scilab
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=tcl
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=csharp SWIG_CC=gcc-5 SWIG_CXX=g++-5 CPP11=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=java SWIG_CC=gcc-5 SWIG_CXX=g++-5 CPP11=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_CC=gcc-5 SWIG_CXX=g++-5 CPP11=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=csharp SWIG_CC=gcc-6 SWIG_CXX=g++-6 CPP14=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=java SWIG_CC=gcc-6 SWIG_CXX=g++-6 CPP14=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_CC=gcc-6 SWIG_CXX=g++-6 CPP14=1
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=csharp
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=go
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=guile
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=java
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=lua
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=perl5
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=php5
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python PY3=3
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=ruby
-+    - compiler: clang
-+      os: osx
-+      env: SWIGLANG=tcl
-+
-+  allow_failures:
-+    # Lots of failing tests currently
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=ocaml
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+    # Not quite working yet
-+    - compiler: gcc
-+      os: linux
-+      env: SWIGLANG=python SWIG_FEATURES=-O
-+      sudo: required
-+      dist: trusty
-+before_install:
-+  - date -u
-+  - uname -a
-+  - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux"; then lscpu && cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "model name" && cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal; fi
-+  - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx"; then sysctl -a | grep brand_string; fi
-+    # Travis overrides CC environment with compiler predefined values
-+  - if test -n "$SWIG_CC"; then export CC="$SWIG_CC"; fi
-+  - if test -n "$SWIG_CXX"; then export CXX="$SWIG_CXX"; fi
-+install:
-+  - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux"; then source Tools/travis-linux-install.sh; fi
-+  - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx"; then source Tools/travis-osx-install.sh; fi
-+  - if test -n "$CPP11"; then CONFIGOPTS+=(--enable-cpp11-testing --without-maximum-compile-warnings "CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra" "CFLAGS=-std=c11 -Wall -Wextra") && export CSTD=c11 && export CPPSTD=c++11; fi
-+  - if test -n "$CPP14"; then CONFIGOPTS+=(--enable-cpp11-testing --without-maximum-compile-warnings "CXXFLAGS=-std=c++14 -Wall -Wextra" "CFLAGS=-std=c11 -Wall -Wextra") && export CSTD=c11 && export CPPSTD=c++14; fi
-+  - ls -la $(which $CC)
-+  - ls -la $(which $CXX)
-+  - $CC --version
-+  - $CXX --version
-+script:
-+  - echo 'Configuring...' && echo -en 'travis_fold:start:script.1\\r'
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then CONFIGOPTS+=(--without-alllang --with-$WITHLANG); fi
-+  - echo "${CONFIGOPTS[@]}"
-+  - ./autogen.sh && mkdir -p build/build && cd build/build && ../../configure "${CONFIGOPTS[@]}"
-+  - echo -en 'travis_fold:end:script.1\\r'
-+  - make -s $SWIGJOBS
-+  - ./swig -version && ./swig -pcreversion
-+  - if test -z "$SWIGLANG"; then make -s $SWIGJOBS check-ccache; fi
-+  - if test -z "$SWIGLANG"; then make -s $SWIGJOBS check-errors-test-suite; fi
-+  - echo 'Installing...' && echo -en 'travis_fold:start:script.2\\r'
-+  - if test -z "$SWIGLANG"; then sudo make -s install && swig -version && ccache-swig -V; fi
-+  - echo -en 'travis_fold:end:script.2\\r'
-+  # Stricter compile flags for examples. Various headers and SWIG generated code prevents full use of -pedantic.
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then cflags=$($TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/Tools/testflags.py --language $SWIGLANG --cflags --std=$CSTD --compiler=$CC) && echo $cflags; fi
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then cxxflags=$($TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/Tools/testflags.py --language $SWIGLANG --cxxflags --std=$CPPSTD --compiler=$CC) && echo $cxxflags; fi
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then make -s check-$SWIGLANG-version; fi
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then make check-$SWIGLANG-enabled; fi
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then make $SWIGJOBS check-$SWIGLANG-examples CFLAGS="$cflags" CXXFLAGS="$cxxflags"; fi
-+  - if test -n "$SWIGLANG"; then make $SWIGJOBS check-$SWIGLANG-test-suite CFLAGS="$cflags" CXXFLAGS="$cxxflags"; fi
-+  - echo 'Cleaning...' && echo -en 'travis_fold:start:script.3\\r'
-+  - make check-maintainer-clean && ../../configure $CONFIGOPTS
-+  - echo -en 'travis_fold:end:script.3\\r'
diff --git a/gnu/packages/swig.scm b/gnu/packages/swig.scm
index 34163aa9e5..b931db412b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/swig.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/swig.scm
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix licenses)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
   #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
   #:use-module (gnu packages boost)
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@
                                  name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0kf99ygrjs5616gsqhz1l7bib3a12izmxi7g48bwblbymr3z9ybw"))
-             (patches
-              (search-patches "swig-octave-patches.patch"))))
+               "0kf99ygrjs5616gsqhz1l7bib3a12izmxi7g48bwblbymr3z9ybw"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:phases