[Pkg-octave-devel] [RFC] patch octave to help users install auxiliary packages

[Mike Miller]

On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:56:49 +0200, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> * Mike Miller <mtmiller at ieee.org> [2013-08-06 09:54]:
>
>> Perhaps a hook function similar to missing_function_hook? This way distros
>> can install or not install whatever named function they want to handle the
>> error and the name doesn't even have to be hardcoded upstream.
>
>
> Ok, you might try to write a more decent patch based on my idea and move
> this discussion upstream.

I finally had some time to refine this into something generic enough
and suitable for upstream and it's now posted at
https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?8177. Comments welcome, there
or here.

Thanks for helping knock some ideas around.

-- 
mike