Re: [matplotlib-devel] Should we update sample_data in the old SVN repo?

[Eric F. <ef...@ha...>]

On 12/16/2011 10:20 AM, Fernando Perez wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just added the stinkbug.png file to the sample_data repo so the
> Image tutorial and other examples using this image could be run by
> users making cbook.get_sample_data calls.  But while it works fine
> with a reasonably recent MPL, I tested with the system one in Ubuntu
> 11.10, and it does not find the file.  The reason is simply that this
> version of mpl still had the old SVN sample_data repo URL:
>
> baseurl = 'http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/matplotlib/trunk/sample_data/'
>
> So the problem is that any users of 11.10 are now stuck with a 'frozen
> in time' sample_data repo.
>
> We can fix this easily by simply pushing over to sample_data an update
> with any new files in the github one.  Since that repo changes fairly
> slowly and the changes typically involve just putting new files in and
> no actual code, it should be fairly easy to do manually.
>
> What do folks think?  If you agree, I'm happy to push an update now
> (I'm assuming the SVN repo is still writable, which might not be the
> case...).

Fernando,

If you are willing and able to do it, please go ahead.  I can't think of 
any problem it would create.  (But I don't know whether the repo is 
writable.)

Eric

>
> Cheers,
>
> f
>