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Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge
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Philip Nienhuis |
Subject: |
Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge |
Date: |
Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:01:11 -0800 (PST) |
Carnë Draug-4 wrote
> I have created a new section for unmaintained packages. They are
> listed at the bottom of the packages list, explaining they may still
> be working and with changes on the repositories. There are links for
> the repositories and the released files, I encourage to still fill bug
> reports, and suggest to join as a maintainer if they care about one.
The link to the File Release System leads to a non-obvious location.
A better URL would be:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20Forge%20Packages/
> While "maintained by the Octave community" is usually a nice way to
> say "unmaintained", that's not always the case. Some are actually
> being maintained such as signal or optim. They appear on the top list
> of packages.
>
> I know that release date is not a perfect indication of brokeness but
> in the absence of tests and user reports, it's what we have. I'm sure
> there's more recently released packages that are broken. If you know
> of any, let me know and I'll change its status.
>
> Everything is still accessible and can be downloaded easily.
>
> I have also added a new section for packages that no longer exist
> (merged together or renamed).
>
> I had to mess with the php that deals with those pages, so if you find
> any issues, let me know.
Looks good!
Thanks Carnë
Philip
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- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, (continued)
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Thomas Weber, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Mike Miller, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Alexander Barth, 2014/01/10
- Request for a "pkg test" feature [was: Removing packages from Octave Forge], Julien Bect, 2014/01/13
- Re: Request for a "pkg test" feature [was: Removing packages from Octave Forge], c., 2014/01/13
- Re: Request for a "pkg test" feature [was: Removing packages from Octave Forge], Julien Bect, 2014/01/13
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Philip Nienhuis, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Carnë Draug, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge,
Philip Nienhuis <=
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Carnë Draug, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Philip Nienhuis, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Carnë Draug, 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, c., 2014/01/10
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Carnë Draug, 2014/01/11
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, c., 2014/01/09
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, c., 2014/01/12
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Markus, 2014/01/09
- Re: Removing packages from Octave Forge, Nir Krakauer, 2014/01/10