# HG changeset patch # User Kai T. Ohlhus # Date 1487343930 -3600 # Node ID 3a6d7e9903a09503fe5684af3efad9b8216f6300 # Parent 4a7a4a799562424c341e5e41b8395b037922eb1a Improve text about implementing missing functions (bug #40990) * missing.md: Improve text, as Felipe G. Nievinski suggested. * _config.yml, get-involved.md, index.html, missing.md: try to use jekyll variables for common URLs. diff -r 4a7a4a799562 -r 3a6d7e9903a0 _config.yml --- a/_config.yml Fri Feb 17 15:39:07 2017 +0100 +++ b/_config.yml Fri Feb 17 16:05:30 2017 +0100 @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ faq_url: "http://wiki.octave.org/faq" docs_url: "https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter" bugs_url: "https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave" +sourceforge_url: "https://octave.sourceforge.io" maintainers_email: "maintainers@octave.org" help_email: "help@octave.org" irc_channel: "#octave" diff -r 4a7a4a799562 -r 3a6d7e9903a0 get-involved.md --- a/get-involved.md Fri Feb 17 15:39:07 2017 +0100 +++ b/get-involved.md Fri Feb 17 16:05:30 2017 +0100 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ -[1]: http://www.octave.org/wiki/Projects +[1]: {{ site.wiki_url }}/Projects [2]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/octave-maintainers [3]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=octave&uio=MT1mYWxzZSYyPXRydWUmMTI9dHJ1ZQda @@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ For example, image and signal processing, fuzzy logic, instrument control, and statistics packages are examples of individual [Octave-Forge packages][10]. -[9]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/ -[10]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php +[9]: {{ site.sourceforge_url }} +[10]: {{ site.sourceforge_url }}/packages.php diff -r 4a7a4a799562 -r 3a6d7e9903a0 index.html --- a/index.html Fri Feb 17 15:39:07 2017 +0100 +++ b/index.html Fri Feb 17 16:05:30 2017 +0100 @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@

- Octave Forge + Octave Forge is a central location for development of packages for GNU Octave, similar to Matlab's toolboxes. To install a package, use the pkg command from the Octave prompt by typing: @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ {% endhighlight %}

diff -r 4a7a4a799562 -r 3a6d7e9903a0 missing.md --- a/missing.md Fri Feb 17 15:39:07 2017 +0100 +++ b/missing.md Fri Feb 17 16:05:30 2017 +0100 @@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ community simply does not know it exists. Should this be the case, feel free to open a feature request in the [Octave bug tracker][3]. -The Octave community consists of volunteers working in their spare time. -As a result, development might sometimes not be fast enough for your needs. + +The Octave community is a loosely organized association of volunteers. +Development might sometimes not be fast enough for your needs. If you have a feature request for Octave, the best way to ensure that your -suggested improvement gets incorporated is either to implement the feature -yourself or to pay somebody to do it for you. -If you are interested in funding work on Octave, please check out -the [resources for developers][4]. +suggested improvement becomes a reality is either to [implement it yourself][4] +or to [hire a developer do it for you][5]. -[1]: http://octave.sourceforge.net -[2]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/functions_by_alpha.php +[1]: {{ site.sourceforge_url }} +[2]: {{ site.sourceforge_url }}/functions_by_alpha.php [3]: {{ site.bugs_url }} [4]: {{ "get-involved.html" | relative_url }} +[5]: {{ "commercial-support.html" | relative_url }}