diff --git a/temporary/all-packages.nix b/temporary/all-packages.nix
index 3f243b0..c33e395 100644
--- a/temporary/all-packages.nix
+++ b/temporary/all-packages.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ self: super: pkgs: with pkgs; {
     ];
   } );
 
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/38459
+  octave = super.octave.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+    buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [ gl2ps ];
+  } );
+
+  gl2ps = callPackage ./gl2ps.nix { };
+
   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/44426
   python27 = super.python27.override { packageOverrides = pythonOverrides; };
   python35 = super.python35.override { packageOverrides = pythonOverrides; };
diff --git a/temporary/gl2ps.nix b/temporary/gl2ps.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdae5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/temporary/gl2ps.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake
+, zlib, libGL, libGLU, libpng, freeglut }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.4.0";
+  name = "gl2ps-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://geuz.org/gl2ps/src/${name}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "1qpidkz8x3bxqf69hlhyz1m0jmfi9kq24fxsp7rq6wfqzinmxjq3";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    zlib
+    libGL
+    libGLU
+    libpng
+    freeglut
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://geuz.org/gl2ps;
+    description = "An OpenGL to PostScript printing library.";
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
+  };
+}