Octave crashes on old MEX-files: how can I detect/prevent this?

[Julien Bect]

Hi all,

I get the following crash when I start Octave 4.2.0 and try to use a 
MEX-file that was compiled with 4.0.2:

$ octave &

[3] 6676
$ octave exited with signal 6

[3]+  Fini                    octave
$

Is there any way I can detect (before calling it) that a MEX-file has 
been compiled for another version of Octave?

@++
Julien

PS : Debian stretch 64 bits / gcc 6.2.0