[MacPorts] #51690: octave @4.0.2: commands "uicontrol & uipanel" are not working - Mac mini o/s 10.11.5

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#51690: octave @4.0.2: commands "uicontrol & uipanel" are not working -  Mac mini
o/s 10.11.5
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  Reporter:  dohertyt@…  |      Owner:  MarcusCalhoun-Lopez
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:  octave      |
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Comment (by scaetd):

 I recently upgraded MacPorts, Xcode, and upgraded to Octave 4.2 .   The
 same problem was found.  The uicontrol and uipanel commands for a custom
 gui still do not work!  Can this problem be elevated in importance?  It
 has been over 7 months since this problem was first identified. The
 developer of featool reports other users with similar frustration using
 his featool with Octave.   He indicates that the problem appears to be...
 "the Mac port instead of using the usual Qt toolkit (irrespective of what
 Octave says) co-opt native Mac OS gui widgets to provide the same
 functionality. Unfortunately this does not include the uicontrol to custom
 guis won't show up or work. The only hope is that the Octave devs make a
 proper port, but alas that does not seem to be happening any time soon.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/51690#comment:3>
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