Re: new postgresql package

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Olaf Till <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 07:19:43PM -0500, Michael Goffioul wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Olaf Till <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > can I maintain my postgresql package at forge? Package README
>> > attached.
>> >
>>
>> Did you consider the existing (orphaned) database package? Maybe you could
>> merge with it (removing whatever doesn't work) and take ownership of the
>> package?
>
> I had roughly scanned the database package and decided to start from
> scratch. Merging with 'database' would now mean to replace its
> postgresql part. But from what I understand in 'database', the user
> interface of my package is designed differently (e.g. parameters
> passable from Octave to postgresql, specification of type of these
> parameters with postgresql typenames, user-function for updating known
> types, format of returned Octave values same as format of passed
> Octave values) so I think it would not fit. Also, I'm ignorant on
> interface libraries to mysql and sqlite and of ODBC libraries since I
> only use postgresql; and I'm ignorant on SWIG.
>
> I don't think I could merge and take over.
>
> Do you know the database package well? From what I read in the list I
> thought it does not work now. Is that not true?
>
> Olaf
>
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Hi,

It is possible to add your package as a subfolder of database (check
geometry and octclip). We do not have subpackages yet. Of course, if
you prefer to have it as an independent package I am not against it,
this is just a suggestion.

Cheers