Re: Fitting models

[Martin Helm]

Am Dienstag, 14. Dezember 2010, 18:13:23 schrieb Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso:
> Why not? I mean, not installing all 'Forge packages I understand, but
> loading all the ones that are installed seems reasonable to me.
> 
> - Jordi G. H.

This is just my personal opinion:
1. Because you increase startup time and resorce consumption by loading a 
bunch of available packages  by default even if you need only one or two or 
none at all.
2. Packages (there are not only octave forge packages!)  can also include 
conflicting function definitions which leads to a mess if you load conflicting 
ones.
3. Documentation: If the main scripts start with explicit calls to pkg load 
then I know which packages are needed later simply by reading the script and 
without guessing or the need to document it outside.

Of course your mileage may vary.