Re: [Matlab-emacs-discuss] execute matlab in a different directory. GNU vs Xemacs

[Dennis O. <do...@pu...>]

I think moving to github would be a good idea. I'm excited to see that there still exists an active community around this package! 


On February 3, 2016 12:24:26 PM EST, Uwe Brauer <ou...@ma...> wrote:
>>>> "Eric" == Eric Ludlam <Eri...@ma...> writes:
>
>  > I am not opposed to a move to some other DVCS. I just don't do much
>  > development anymore, and I don't really get time at work to work on
>   > this sort of thing anymore.
>
>> If those active on this list would like to do a move, I can
>facilitate
>   > access, setup a new maintainer on SF, and will always be happy to
>   > research things from the MATLAB side to help out when I can.
>
>What do other people think?
>
>There are three options as far as I can see:
>
>    1  leave things as they are
>
>    2  stay in sourceforge but convert to git/HG
>
>    3  move to a different server (bitbucket (HG)[1]) or githug (git).
>
>
>So please hands up: 1 or 2 or 3?
>
>
>> In any move, a thing to watch out for is that in the past, many users
> > don't have access to a CVS program, or any other VC software, so the
>   > special matlab download script was created to enable that. Changes
> > have been small and few, so full releases were not worthwhile to do.
>
>
>I am not sure I understand: github and bitbucket offer the possibility
>to download the package as a zip without using git or hg. Are you
>saying
>that sourceforge does not offer that but requires a script which where
>not provided by sourceforge? So in the case of a move that script I
>think is provided by bitbucket or github.
>
>BTW, I mentioned the possibility to generate a MELPA packet for matlab
>(it cannot be ELPA because of copyright issues). This would simplify
>the
>installation for the GNU emacs users, but leave xemacs out.[2] a MELPA
>packet should dwell in github.
>
>Uwe 
>
>   > Eric
>
>Footnotes: 
>[1]  bitbucket also supports git but I have the feeling that once the
>     decision is for git, github seems the preferred choice.
>
>[2]  xemacs pkg system is right now in zombie state, all new packages
>     are in the pre-release state.
>
>
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