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AW: Re: update packages on octave-forge


From: address@hidden
Subject: AW: Re: update packages on octave-forge
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 18:37:36 +0000 (GMT)

Thanks for this answer.
I know how to update new packages in the source forge release 
system...
but I didn't know that the octave-forge page is a link to the 
release system...

Michael

>----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----
>Von: address@hidden
>Datum: 31.05.2007 15:47
>An: <address@hidden>
>Kopie: "help list octave"<address@hidden>
>Betreff: Re: update packages on octave-forge
>
>address@hidden wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> a simple question, how can I update the package on octave-
forge...
>> I found a bug in the nnet-package and removed it... now this 
>> package
>> should be updated
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>   
>
>By update I presume you mean placing a new package for download in 
the
>sourceforge file release system. This is not that easy as it 
stands as
>
>1) You need a new version number for the package so that the users 
that
>already installed the package and update it
>2) This implies that the name of the package as it appears in the
>octave-forge web-pages needs updating
>3) The bundle of packages must also include the updated package 
and must
>also for the same reasons as above have a new version number
>4) The packages.md5 sum file, that I hope someone will use to 
write an
>automatic update facility in the future with urlread, must be 
updated
>
>This is quite intrusive and so a new package release essentially 
means a
>new octave-forge release at this point..
>
>D.
>
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