Re: nonsense arpack.pc file

[Sergei Steshenko]

----- Original Message -----
> From: Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden>
> To: Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden>
> Cc: Octave users list <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:32 AM
> Subject: Re: nonsense arpack.pc file
> 
[snip]
> If you have a suggested fix, I'd be happy to push it.
> 
> - Jordi G. H.
>

The main fix is to abandon installation into "default" locations while 
developing - such practices by definition hide this kind of bugs.

I suggest to use this phrase in the very beginning of Octave developers best 
practices guide.

By the way, 'arpack-ng_3.1.0' is a really odd name. Typical naming convention 
is <basename>-<major_ver>.<minor_ver>.<micro_ver> , so the the library should 
rather be called arpackng-3.1.0 or arpack_ng-3.1.0.

To stick to well established naming conventions would me my suggestion of the 
second line in Octave developers best practices guide.

Regards,
  Sergei.