octave-vrml fails to build with syntax error

[barracuda156]

Executing:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/vrml" && /opt/local/bin/octave-cli -q -f -H --eval 'try; pkg prefix /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/destroot/opt/local/share/octave/packages /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/octave/packages; pkg install -verbose -nodeps -local /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/tmp-build/vrml-1.0.13-any-none.tar.gz; catch; disp(lasterror.message); exit(1); end_try_catch;' 
mkdir (/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/.tmp/oct-w2qGg0)
untar (/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/tmp-build/vrml-1.0.13-any-none.tar.gz, /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/.tmp/oct-w2qGg0)
parse error near line 93 of file /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/destroot/opt/local/share/octave/packages/vrml-1.0.13/best_dir_cov.m

  syntax error

>>>   d2wx(W+i,:) =                        \
                                           ^
Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/vrml" && /opt/local/bin/octave-cli -q -f -H --eval 'try; pkg prefix /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/destroot/opt/local/share/octave/packages /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/destroot/opt/local/lib/octave/packages; pkg install -verbose -nodeps -local /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_octave_octave-vrml/octave-vrml/work/tmp-build/vrml-1.0.13-any-none.tar.gz; catch; disp(lasterror.message); exit(1); end_try_catch;' 
Exit code: 1
Error: Failed to destroot octave-vrml: command execution failed

[Marius Schamschula <mschamschula@…>]

In be5fdf0d2efc8460fd27ac72371e492404817e64/macports-ports (master):

octave-vrml: fix obsolete line continuation issue

See: ​https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65302
Closes: #70167