RE: New package repo request - raspi

[JohnD]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kai Torben Ohlhus [mailto:k.ohlhus@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 1:03 AM
> To: JohnD
> Cc: octave-maintainers@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: New package repo request - raspi
> 
> On 11/28/20 11:22 PM, JohnD wrote:
> > I have a new package I am working on for a raspberrypi toolkit for octave,
> > similar in functions to the raspberry pi toolkit for matlab [1].
> >
> > Most of the basic functions are now in a working state (basic io, servos,
> > serial, i2c, serial, linux) using pigpio [2] and a couple of supplement
> > scripts installed on the raspberry pi.
> >
> > So,  can I get a hg repo added on Octave forge to push the code to -
> > something like 'raspi' or 'raspberrypi' or 'raspberrypiio' in order to
> > prepare for an initial release ?
> >
> > John D
> >
> 
> 
> Your raspberrypi toolkit looks great, thanks for considering to share it
> with other Octave users =)
> 
> I am involved as Octave Forge admin, but I can only devote time to
> maintain existing packages there.  Currently there are no plans to
> extend the Octave Forge project.
> 
> The "Package Extensions Index" [3] is the public collection of Octave
> packages, that contains all Octave Forge packages and some more.  It
> offers an easy way to get your new package listed there today [4].
> 
> If you want to opt-in for inclusion of your package into the MS Windows
> installer, for example, this is independent of being an Octave Forge
> package and has to be negotiated with the MXE-Octave (MS Windows
> installer) team.
> 
> Looking forward for your new package,
> 
> Kai
> 
> [1] https://www.mathworks.com/help/supportpkg/raspberrypiio/index.html
> [2] http://abyz.me.uk/rpi/pigpio/
> [3] https://gnu-octave.github.io/pkg-index/
> [4] https://github.com/gnu-octave/pkg-
> index/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md

Ok - so there are no plans on hosting new packages in the Octave forge in the 
mercurial repos, or releasing packages there ?