[Pkg-octave-devel] [sloisel@gmail.com: Call for rpm/deb/binary packagers for Workshop]

[folajimi]

On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:

> I am forwarding the message below to the Debian Octave Group development
> mailing list.  Please, respect the M-F-T header.  To S=E9bastien: I alrea=
dy
> put a mention to the Workshop in the DOG home page
> (http://pkg-octave.alioth.debian.org/).
>
> Rafael
>
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Sebastien Loisel <sloisel at gmail.com> -----
>
> From: Sebastien Loisel <sloisel at gmail.com>
> Subject: Call for rpm/deb/binary packagers for Workshop
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:47:53 +0100
> To: octave maintainers mailing list <maintainers at octave.org>
> X-Mailing-List: <maintainers at octave.org>
>
> Hello,
>
> I know several of you are compiling Octave Workshop on various OS's. I wo=
uld
> really like it if those of you who know how to make rpms (and debs and so
> on) contacted me. I would like you to put these binary packages on the
> sourceforge web page.
>
> Thanks,
>
> S=E9bastien Loisel

There are two issues I need clarification on:

1. Will the 'alien' archiving utility be appropriate for creating the desir=
ed
Octave-related binaries? If I recall correctly, can convert between several
package management approaches, including Redhat's rpm, Slackware's tgz, and
(now-defunct?) Stampede's slp.

2. What does M-F-T mean?

JA