Re: close mechanics package

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Carnë Draug <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 25 July 2016 at 07:47, Juan Pablo Carbajal <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Carnë Draug <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> On 20 July 2016 at 16:26, Juan Pablo Carbajal <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> Hi Carnë,
>>>>
>>>> what is the process to discontinue a Of package?
>>>> I want to abandon mechanics.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> There isn't really a process to do so.  The closest thing is to remove
>>> your name from the maintainer field in the DESCRIPTION file.  Then just
>>> ignore bug reports and patches for the package (we can reply saying that
>>> the package is unmaintained and ask if they want to do it).
>>>
>>> If it no longer works with new Octave versions, I can remove it from
>>> the main page as well (the actual released tarballs will still be
>>> available for manual download).  Do you want me to do that?
>>>
>>> If the only reason for this bug #44804, it can be fixed easily by
>>> changing the package structure so that the PKG_ADD is no longer
>>> needed.  Do you want me to do it?
>>>
>>> Carnë
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44804
>>
>> Hi Carnë,
>>
>> The reason I want to close it is that I do not have time to bring it
>> up to a proper package as was my plan. It is a beta package as it is
>> now.
>> I think the best thing to do for the time being is to remove it form
>> the main page.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Cheers
>
> Done http://hg.code.sf.net/p/octave/project-web/rev/f115d8c19f49

Thank you very much.