[Merge] lp:~mtmiller/ubuntu/trusty/octave/lp1288136 into lp:ubuntu/octave

[Mike Miller]

FYI, octave 3.8.1-1 was just uploaded to Debian unstable. The debdiff will be much larger, which is why I proposed this patch originally. Feel free to reject this change if it would be preferable to pull the new version from Debian (with Ubuntu-specific changes reapplied).
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https://code.launchpad.net/~mtmiller/ubuntu/trusty/octave/lp1288136/+merge/210206
Your team Ubuntu branches is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~mtmiller/ubuntu/trusty/octave/lp1288136 into lp:ubuntu/octave.