pkg/42683: math/octave core dumped on NetBSD x86 pkgsrc-2009Q4

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>Number:         42683
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       math/octave core dumped on NetBSD x86 pkgsrc-2009Q4
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 27 23:25:00 +0000 2010
>Originator:     Jan Šmydke
>Release:        5.0.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD crocus.upc.cz 5.0.1 NetBSD 5.0.1 (GENERIC) #0: Thu Jul 30 01:39:11 UTC 
2009  
builds%b8.netbsd.org@localhost:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-0-1-RELEASE/i386/200907292356Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-0-1-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
 i386
>Description:
When trying to start octave, it core dumps immediately. Both my build from 
2009Q4 and its binary package behave the same.

Just starting octave and it crashes yielding two files octave-3.2.3.core and 
octave-core.

$ octave
GNU Octave, version 3.2.3
Copyright (C) 2009 John W. Eaton and others.
This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  For details, type `warranty'.

Octave was configured for "i386--netbsdelf".

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panic: Segmentation fault -- stopping myself...
attempting to save variables to `octave-core'...
save to `octave-core' complete
Memory fault (core dumped) 

>How-To-Repeat:
just run octave
>Fix: