Thread: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

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[Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: Stephan T. <st...@si...> - 2006-08-02 19:52:22

Hi

A user named jlc46 is misusing the wiki page "Installing SciPy/Windows" 
to ask for help on his installation problems. How can I
a) contact him in order to ask him to post his questions on the mailing 
lists, and
b) most easily revert changes to wiki-pages?

Any hint would be appreciated.

Regards,
   Stephan

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: David <dav...@ti...> - 2006-08-02 20:13:34

Stephan Tolksdorf wrote:
> Hi
> 
> A user named jlc46 is misusing the wiki page "Installing SciPy/Windows" 
> to ask for help on his installation problems. How can I
> a) contact him in order to ask him to post his questions on the mailing 
> lists, and

You cannot find out his email address as a normal wiki-user. 
Alternatively, you may add a note at the top of the wiki-page.

> b) most easily revert changes to wiki-pages?

"Normally", you will have a revert link at each version (if you have 
'admin'-permission) at the page-info: 
http://new.scipy.org/Wiki/Installing_SciPy/Windows?action=info

I assume that the people listed on
http://new.scipy.org/Wiki/Installing_SciPy/EditorsGroup
have this 'admin' permission. Maybe you can be added.

Regards,
David

> Any hint would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
>    Stephan

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: Andrew S. <str...@as...> - 2006-08-02 20:54:00

David wrote:

>Stephan Tolksdorf wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi
>>
>>A user named jlc46 is misusing the wiki page "Installing SciPy/Windows" 
>>to ask for help on his installation problems. How can I
>>a) contact him in order to ask him to post his questions on the mailing 
>>lists, and
>>    
>>
>
>You cannot find out his email address as a normal wiki-user. 
>Alternatively, you may add a note at the top of the wiki-page.
>
>  
>
>>b) most easily revert changes to wiki-pages?
>>    
>>
>
>"Normally", you will have a revert link at each version (if you have 
>'admin'-permission) at the page-info: 
>http://new.scipy.org/Wiki/Installing_SciPy/Windows?action=info
>
>I assume that the people listed on
>http://new.scipy.org/Wiki/Installing_SciPy/EditorsGroup
>have this 'admin' permission. Maybe you can be added.
>  
>
Stephan, I just added you to http://scipy.org/Wiki/EditorsGroup , so you
should now have "revert" among your options in the "get info" page.

The changes by jlc46, I agree, don't look like what we want up there in
the long term. However, they do look like valid issues (s)he had while
trying to follow the instructions on that page. Not being much of a
Windows user myself, I have no idea what the issues involved are, but
perhaps before simply reverting them you could get to the bottom of the
issue?

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: Stephan T. <st...@si...> - 2006-08-02 21:43:02

> The changes by jlc46, I agree, don't look like what we want up there in
> the long term. However, they do look like valid issues (s)he had while
> trying to follow the instructions on that page. Not being much of a
> Windows user myself, I have no idea what the issues involved are, but
> perhaps before simply reverting them you could get to the bottom of the
> issue?

I think these questions should be posted on the mailing list so that 
everybody gets a chance to answer them, not only the people subscribing 
to the particular Wiki page.

Regarding the installation problems on Windows: A while ago I put some 
effort into writing a patch to correct a few build issues on windows. 
Due to unfortunate reasons nobody tried to apply the patch until part of 
it was obsoleted by changes of David M. Cooke to system_info.py. As I 
didn't keep track of David's changes to the build system I asked him for 
advice regarding the integration of my patch, but I never got a reply. 
Seems like I will have to bite the bullet and replicate some of my 
earlier efforts...

Regards,
   Stephan

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: David M. C. <co...@ph...> - 2006-08-02 22:36:40

On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:42:52 +0200
Stephan Tolksdorf <st...@si...> wrote:

> > The changes by jlc46, I agree, don't look like what we want up there in
> > the long term. However, they do look like valid issues (s)he had while
> > trying to follow the instructions on that page. Not being much of a
> > Windows user myself, I have no idea what the issues involved are, but
> > perhaps before simply reverting them you could get to the bottom of the
> > issue?
> 
> I think these questions should be posted on the mailing list so that 
> everybody gets a chance to answer them, not only the people subscribing 
> to the particular Wiki page.
> 
> Regarding the installation problems on Windows: A while ago I put some 
> effort into writing a patch to correct a few build issues on windows. 
> Due to unfortunate reasons nobody tried to apply the patch until part of 
> it was obsoleted by changes of David M. Cooke to system_info.py. As I 
> didn't keep track of David's changes to the build system I asked him for 
> advice regarding the integration of my patch, but I never got a reply. 
> Seems like I will have to bite the bullet and replicate some of my 
> earlier efforts...

I updated that patch to work (it's in ticket #114, btw, for those following
along), and integrated it last week. Please give the current svn a try to see
how it works.

I had it done mid-July, but I guess you didn't get the Trac email?

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Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: Stephan T. <st...@si...> - 2006-08-02 23:00:20

Hi David,

> I updated that patch to work (it's in ticket #114, btw, for those following
> along), and integrated it last week. Please give the current svn a try to see
> how it works.
> 

I'm really sorry I overlooked your changes. Thanks a lot for your 
efforts. I will try the various windows builds in the next days and 
address the remaining issues.

 > I had it done mid-July, but I guess you didn't get the Trac email?

I haven't received any email notfication from Trac. Is there something I
can do about the missing notifications?

Stephan

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: David M. C. <co...@ph...> - 2006-08-02 23:22:27

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:00:06 +0200
Stephan Tolksdorf <st...@si...> wrote:

> I haven't received any email notfication from Trac. Is there something I
> can do about the missing notifications?

When logged in, check "Settings" (upper-right corner, besides Logout). Make
sure your email address is in there.

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Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: Robert K. <rob...@gm...> - 2006-08-02 23:25:44

Stephan Tolksdorf wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
>> I updated that patch to work (it's in ticket #114, btw, for those following
>> along), and integrated it last week. Please give the current svn a try to see
>> how it works.
> 
> I'm really sorry I overlooked your changes. Thanks a lot for your 
> efforts. I will try the various windows builds in the next days and 
> address the remaining issues.
> 
>  > I had it done mid-July, but I guess you didn't get the Trac email?
> 
> I haven't received any email notfication from Trac. Is there something I
> can do about the missing notifications?

You can sign up for the numpy-tickets mailing list.

   http://www.scipy.org/Mailing_Lists

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
  that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
  an underlying truth."
   -- Umberto Eco

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Reverting changes on Wiki, contacting users

From: Robert K. <rob...@gm...> - 2006-08-02 20:14:53

Stephan Tolksdorf wrote:
> Hi
> 
> A user named jlc46 is misusing the wiki page "Installing SciPy/Windows" 
> to ask for help on his installation problems. How can I
> a) contact him in order to ask him to post his questions on the mailing 
> lists, and

Not sure.

> b) most easily revert changes to wiki-pages?

Click the "info" button on the page. There will be a list of revisions. Old 
revisions will have a "revert" link in the right-hand column. I believe 
(although I recommend checking the MoinMoin documentation before trying this) 
that clicking that link will revert the text back to whatever it was at that 
revision.

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
  that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
  an underlying truth."
   -- Umberto Eco