Re: [Maxima-discuss] New installation and updates

[Robert D. <rob...@gm...>]

On Sat, Dec 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM Raymond Toy <toy...@gm...> wrote:

> There is support for patches, but it looks like almost no one (including me) ever looks there since there are quite a few outstanding patches some of which are over ten years old. 😦
>
> I find this a bit unfortunate since I think people are used to pull/merge requests to propose changes to projects. AFAIK, sourceforge doesn't really provide that feature.

For the record, in addition to the patch tracker, there is also a
feature called the merge request, which is not too different (only a
little bit less convenient) from a pull request.

My own feeling is that it is not so much a technical issue as it is
sociological -- the Maxima developers would do well to encourage
actual and potential collaborators by, well, spending some time
reviewing and therefore accepting at least some of the proposed
changes.

I am as guilty as anyone, but anyway I think it's in the interest of
the project for the regular developers to spend some time reviewing
patches and merge requests.

Robert