Whoops; didn't go to the latest upstream.
New upstreams.  Work with Octave 3.6.4 and 3.8.1 so good enough.
Maintain existing version for Octave-3.2.4 and 3.4.3
Add 3.8.1 to supported Octave versions.
Modernize build process.
Update gcc4.x dependency and rev-up as needed.
Update Octave Forge package template and move it.