Re: Code sprint: pkg.m

[Sergei Steshenko]

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> Hi all,
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> I created a doodle for November. The objective is to evaluate how many
> people are joining the code sprint
> (http://wiki.octave.org/Code_sprint:_pkg.m) and on what days we should
> concentrate the activity.
> 
> http://www.doodle.com/x3bh7ity5knekda8
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> Thank you for filling the poll
> 
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> JuanPi Carbajal
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Is there a _spec_ for 'pkg.m' ? I have my own version, which is still broken, 
but less - at least, for me.

Looking into the code and playing with it I've come to the conclusion that 
_conceptually_ package management in Octave is not well defined, that's why I'm 
asking: is there a _functional_ spec telling what 'pkg.m' has to do ?

...

Looking at http://wiki.octave.org/Code_sprint:_pkg.m :

"Remove -global and -local flags  
        * Those flags are currently ignored internally anyways so they should 
disappear "

- huh ?

They are not ignored, and packages are installed into different locations.

Thanks,
  Sergei.