Inferior Octave hangs with octave_3.8.1

[Damian Nadales]

The bug was reported already here:
    https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=743910#5

I can confirm the problem and its solution.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: emacs24 24.3+1-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jun 18 12:18:49 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-27 (475 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
SourcePackage: emacs24
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-18 (0 days ago)