Re: bls* functions

[Oliver Heimlich]

Am 14.02.2015 um 19:53 schrieb Parsiad Azimzadeh:
> Yes, this sounds like something I would be interested (maintaining the
> package). Let me know what I have to do.

Parsiad,

you can find general information for GNU mantainers here:
https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html

As a GNU Octave package maintainer, your most important responsibility 
is to decide when the package is ready for a new release. Having 
sufficient unit tests for all functions of the package helps a lot 
finding regressions between Octave core releases or between changes to 
the package.

You should especially be familiar with the package release process [1], 
guidelines for contributing code [2], and guidelines for commit messages 
[3].

[1] http://octave.sourceforge.net/developers.html
[2] 
https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Contributing-Guidelines.html
[3] http://wiki.octave.org/Commit_message_guidelines

I have become a package maintainer recently. Something which I 
underestimated at first: You should also get familiar with Texinfo [4], 
which is essential for writing a good documentation of the package.

[4] http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/

In case of further questions, the maintainer mailing list is a great 
place for finding help.

Best regards
Oliver

> On Thu Feb 12 2015 at 7:15:57 PM Carnë Draug <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
>     On 12 February 2015 at 19:51, Parsiad Azimzadeh
>     <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
>     wrote:
>      > Hi Carnë,
>      >
>      > I submitted the bls* family of functions to the octave-forge
>     repository a
>      > while back (I apologize for using your personal email in lieu of
>     the mailing
>      > list; I have since unsubscribed from it). I noticed that an old
>     version of
>      > the financial package is downloaded through octave, not including
>     the bls*
>      > functions. I am lecturing in the Fall of 2015 and was thus
>     wondering if a
>      > new package version will be released in the near future. If not,
>     no worries;
>      > I'm sure I can post instructions (or provide a VM) with how to
>     acquire the
>      > package.
>      >
>      > Thanks!
>
>     Hi Parsiad
>
>     the problem is that the financial package does not have a maintainer to
>     make the new releases.  I have made small contributions to it in the
>     past
>     (including reviewing your patches), but that was for fun only.  I am not
>     a user of the financial package and do not want to take the
>     responsability
>     of its maintenance.
>
>     Without a maintainer, the financial package may even be eventually
>     removed
>     from the list of Octave Forge packages.  If you have an interest on the
>     package, are familiar with the subject, and are willing to take the
>     responsability, the package is yours.
>
>     Please keep the mailing list CC'ed when you reply.  You don't need to be
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>     queue (which may slow down the communication)
>
>     Carnë