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diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/hooks/octave-write-required-octave-packages-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/octave/hooks/octave-write-required-octave-packages-hook.sh
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+# Setup hook for writing octave packages that are run-time dependencies for
+# another package to a nix-support file.
+# `echo`s the full path name to the package derivation that is required.
+echo "Sourcing octave-write-required-octave-packages-hook.sh"
+
+octaveWriteRequiredOctavePackagesPhase() {
+    echo "Executing octaveWriteRequiredOctavePackagesPhase"
+
+    mkdir -p $out/nix-support
+    echo ${requiredOctavePackages} > $out/nix-support/required-octave-packages
+}
+
+# Yes its a bit long...
+if [ -z "${dontWriteRequiredOctavePackagesPhase-}" ]; then
+    echo "Using octaveWriteRequiredOctavePackagesPhase"
+    preDistPhases+=" octaveWriteRequiredOctavePackagesPhase"
+fi