Re: close mechanics package

[Carnë Draug]

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