Re: close mechanics package

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

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


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