octave_ci.m: Avoid input prompts during Ubuntu package installation

gnu-octave · Feb 9, 2024 · 1915dba · 1915dba
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diff --git a/assets/ci/octave_ci.m b/assets/ci/octave_ci.m
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ function octave_ci (package_name, pkg_index_file)
   if (! isempty (ubuntu2204))
     step_group_start ("Install Ubuntu 22.04 dependencies");
     system ("sudo apt-get update");
-    system (["sudo apt-get install --yes ", strjoin(ubuntu2204)]);
+    ## Avoid input prompts during package installation (e.g., for tzdata)
+    system (["sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive TZ=Etc/UTC ", ...
+             "apt-get install --yes apt-utils ", strjoin(ubuntu2204)]);
     step_group_end ("done.");
   endif