changeset 5041:b2ce28713791

[project @ 2004-10-01 18:12:10 by jwe]
author jwe
date Fri, 01 Oct 2004 18:12:11 +0000
parents b6ff3a0d3d17
children 3914c4ad3ffa
files NEWS.1 PROJECTS README README.Linux README.binary-dist README.devel README.snapshots WWW/NEWS-1.html WWW/mailing-lists/index.html WWW/readme.html doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi doc/interpreter/bugs.txi doc/interpreter/image.txi doc/interpreter/octave-bug.1 doc/interpreter/octave.1 doc/interpreter/signal.txi doc/interpreter/stats.txi doc/interpreter/stmt.txi doc/interpreter/tips.txi emacs/octave-mod.el octave-bug.in scripts/plot/__plt2vm__.m src/file-io.cc src/help.cc
diffstat 24 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/NEWS.1	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/NEWS.1	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
   * I have started working on a manual for the C++ classes.  At this
     point, it is little more than a list of function names.  If you
     would like to volunteer to help work on this, please contact
-    bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+    maintainers@octave.org.
 
   * The patterns accepted by the save and clear commands now work like
     file name globbing patterns instead of regular expressions.  I
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@
     print a traceback for errors occurring inside functions. If you
     find error messages that could use improvement, or errors that
     Octave fails to catch, please send a bug report to
-    bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+    bug@octave.org.
 
   * If gplot (or gsplot) is given a string to plot, and the string
     does not name a file, Octave will pass the string along to gnuplot
--- a/PROJECTS	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/PROJECTS	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 Octave PROJECTS                                          -*- text -*-
 ===============
 
-Check with bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu for a possibly more current
-copy.  Also, if you start working steadily on a project, please let
-bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu know.  We might have information that
-could help you; we'd also like to send you the GNU coding standards.
+Check with maintainers@octave.org for a possibly more current copy.
+Also, if you start working steadily on a project, please let
+maintainers@octave.org know.  We might have information that could
+help you; we'd also like to send you the GNU coding standards.
 
 This list is not exclusive -- there are many other things that might
 be good projects, but it might instead be something we already have,
-so check with bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu before you start.
+so check with maintainers@octave.org before you start.
 
 ---------
 Numerical:
--- a/README	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/README	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 currently no complete documentation of the C++ class libraries or the
 support for dynamic linking and user-defined data types.  If you
 notice ommissions or inconsistencies, please report them as bugs to
-bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.  Specific suggestions for ways to
-improve Octave and its documentation are always welcome.
+bug@octave.org.  Specific suggestions for ways to improve Octave and
+its documentation are always welcome.
 
 Implementation
 --------------
--- a/README.Linux	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/README.Linux	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@
 
 
 If you have comments or suggestions for this document, please contact
-bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+bug@octave.org.
 
 John W. Eaton
 jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu
 University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Department of Chemical Engineering
 
-Fri Feb 11 23:29:54 2000
+Fri Oct  1 13:04:36 2004
--- a/README.binary-dist	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/README.binary-dist	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 Please understand, however, that there is only a limited amount of
 time available to devote to making binaries, so binaries may not be
 immediately available for some platforms.  (Please contact
-bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu if you are interested in helping make
-binary distributions available for your system.)
+bug@octave.org if you are interested in helping make binary
+distributions available for your system.)
 
 Also, binary distributions are limited to static binaries that do not
 support dynamic linking.  For earlier versions of Octave, I tried
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
 University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Department of Chemical Engineering
 
-Tue Feb 18 15:03:57 1997
+Fri Oct  1 13:04:16 2004
--- a/README.devel	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/README.devel	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-This directory contains development releases of Octave.
+This directory contains development snapshots of Octave.
 
 If you want a stable, well-tested version of Octave, you should be
 looking at ftp://ftp.che.wisc.edu/pub/octave.
 
-Development releases are provided for people who want to help test,
+Development snapshots are provided for people who want to help test,
 debug, and improve Octave.  Very little testing is done before making
-the development releases and they may even be made when Octave is in
-an inconsistent state.  It is possible that you will encounter a
-very obvious bug, such as failure to compile on *any* machine.  It is
-likely that such bugs will be fixed by the next development release,
+the development snapshots and they may even be made when Octave is in
+an inconsistent state.  It is possible that you will encounter a very
+obvious bug, such as failure to compile on *any* machine.  It is
+likely that such bugs will be fixed by the next development snapshot,
 so it really isn't necessary to report them unless they persist over
-more than one release.
+more than one snapshot.
 
-Please DO report other bugs in the development releases as soon as you
-find them by sending a message to octave-maintainers@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+Please DO report other bugs in the development snapshots as soon as you
+find them by sending a message to maintainers@octave.org.
 
 If you have a fix for a bug, or an enhancement to submit, send your
-patch to octave-maintainers@bevo.che.wisc.edu.  Here are some simple
+patch to maintainers@octave.org.  Here are some simple
 guidelines for submitting patches:
 
   o Use "context diffs" for patches.  A typical command for
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
     existing Octave ChangeLog for examples of what a ChangeLog entry
     should look like.
 
-If you would like to be notified when new development releases are
-available, subscribe to the octave-testers mailing list by sending a
-request to octave-testers-REQUEST@bevo.che.wisc.edu
-
 
 Thanks,
 
@@ -45,4 +41,4 @@
 University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Department of Chemical Engineering
 
-Thu Jun  5 02:35:02 1997
+Fri Oct  1 13:04:00 2004
--- a/README.snapshots	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/README.snapshots	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
 
 The current plan is to provide a full snapshot every week or so.  For
 now, diffs from previous versions will not be available.  The files
-will be available via anonymous ftp from bevo.che.wisc.edu, in the
+will be available via anonymous ftp from ftp.octave.org, in the
 directory /private/octave in the form of a tar files compressed with
-GNU gzip.  You can ftp gzip from bevo.che.wisc.edu in the directory
+GNU gzip.  You can ftp gzip from ftp.octave.org in the directory
 /pub/gnu.
 
 Even though the snapshots are available in a public place, we ask that
@@ -105,28 +105,10 @@
 are welcomed.
 
 
-Getting help, Octave discussions, etc.
---------------------------------------
-
-Mail sent to octave-testers@bevo.che.wisc.edu goes to everyone on the
-list of octave testers, which should include everyone getting the
-Octave snapshots.  It is appropriate whenever you wish your mail to be
-seen by all the testers.  This would include announcements of any
-kind, notices of intent to implement a specific enhancement (to
-coordinate with other people on the list), etc.  Before sending
-something to octave-testers, ask yourself if what you are about to
-send would be something you would care to see show up in your mailbox
-if it was sent by someone else.
-
-Do *not* send any questions about the snapshots or patches specific to
-the snapshots to bug-octave@bevo.wisc.che.edu.  Nobody there will have
-any idea what you are talking about and it will just cause confusion.
-
-
 Bug reports
 -----------
 
-Send bug reports to octave-maintainers@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+Send bug reports to maintainers@octave.org.
 
 Note that since no testing is done on the snapshots, and snapshots may
 even be made when Octave is in an inconsistent state, it may not be
@@ -149,8 +131,8 @@
 ------------------
 
 If you have a fix for a bug, or an enhancement to submit, send your
-patch to octave-maintainers@bevo.che.wisc.edu.  Here are some simple
-guidelines for submitting patches:
+patch to maintainers@octave.org.  Here are some simple guidelines for
+submitting patches:
 
     o	Use "context diffs" for patches.  A typical command for
 	generating context diffs is "diff -rc octave-old octave-new".
--- a/WWW/NEWS-1.html	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/WWW/NEWS-1.html	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
   * I have started working on a manual for the C++ classes.  At this
     point, it is little more than a list of function names.  If you
     would like to volunteer to help work on this, please contact
-    bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+    bug@octave.org.
 
   * The patterns accepted by the save and clear commands now work like
     file name globbing patterns instead of regular expressions.  I
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
     print a traceback for errors occurring inside functions. If you
     find error messages that could use improvement, or errors that
     Octave fails to catch, please send a bug report to
-    bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+    bug@octave.org.
 
   * If gplot (or gsplot) is given a string to plot, and the string
     does not name a file, Octave will pass the string along to gnuplot
--- a/WWW/mailing-lists/index.html	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/WWW/mailing-lists/index.html	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
 <p>
 If you would like to join the discussion and receive all messages sent
 to these mailing lists, please send a short note to
-help-octave-<b>request</b>@bevo.che.wisc.edu (to join help-octave) or
-bug-octave-<b>request</b>@bevo.che.wisc.edu (to join bug-octave), or
-octave-sources-<b>request</b>@bevo.che.wisc.edu (to join octave-sources).
+help-<b>request</b>@octave.org (to join help-octave) or
+bug-<b>request</b>@octave.org (to join bug-octave), or
+sources-<b>request</b>@octave.org (to join octave-sources).
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 <hr>
 <p>
-Back to the <a href="http://bevo.che.wisc.edu/octave">Octave home page</a>.
+Back to the <a href="http://www.octave.org">Octave home page</a>.
 </p>
 <hr>
 <p>
--- a/WWW/readme.html	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/WWW/readme.html	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 currently no complete documentation of the C++ class libraries or the
 support for dynamic linking and user-defined data types.  If you
 notice ommissions or inconsistencies, please report them as bugs to
-bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.  Specific suggestions for ways to
+bug@@octave.org.  Specific suggestions for ways to
 improve Octave and its documentation are always welcome.
 </p>
 
--- a/doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/faq/Octave-FAQ.texi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 Some information in this FAQ was written for earlier versions of
 Octave and may now be obsolete.
 
-I'm looking for new questions (@emph{with} answers), better answers,
-or both.  Please send suggestions to bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
-If you have general questions about Octave, or need help for something
-that is not covered by the Octave manual or the FAQ, please use the
-help-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu mailing list.
+I'm looking for new questions (@emph{with} answers), better answers, or
+both.  Please send suggestions to bug@@octave.org.  If you have general
+questions about Octave, or need help for something that is not covered
+by the Octave manual or the FAQ, please use the help@@octave.org mailing
+list.
 
 This FAQ is intended to supplement, not replace, the Octave manual.
 Before posting a question to the help-octave mailing list, you should
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
 The Octave manual is intended to be a complete reference for Octave, but
 it is not a finished document.  If you have problems using it, or find
 that some topic is not adequately explained, indexed, or
-cross-referenced, please send a bug report to bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+cross-referenced, please send a bug report to bug@@octave.org.
 
 Because the Octave manual is written using Texinfo, the complete text of
 the Octave manual is also available on line using the GNU Info system
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
 
 Binaries for several popular systems are also available.  If you would
 like help out by making binaries available for other systems, please
-contact bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+contact bug@@octave.org.
 
 A list of user-visible changes since the last release is available in
 the file @file{NEWS}.  The file @file{ChangeLog} in the source
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 (using the Cygwin tools from Red Hat).  It should be possible
 to make Octave work on other systems as well.  If you are interested in
 porting Octave to other systems, please contact
-bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+bug@@octave.org.
 
 @node latest versions
 @section What is the latest version of Octave
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 would be nice to make it possible to compile Octave with other C++
 compilers, but the maintainers do not have sufficient time to devote to
 this.  If you are interested in working to make Octave portable to other
-compilers, please contact bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+compilers, please contact bug@@octave.org.
 
 @node Common problems
 @chapter Common problems
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
 The mailing list
 
 @example
-help-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu
+help@@octave.org
 @end example
 
 @noindent
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@
 
 @example
 @group
-help-octave-request@@bevo.che.wisc.edu
-            ^^^^^^^
+help-request@@octave.org
+     ^^^^^^^
 @end group
 @end example
 
@@ -693,11 +693,10 @@
 @cindex Mailing lists, bug-octave
 
 If for some reason you cannot use Octave's @code{bug_report} function,
-mail your bug report to "bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu".  Your message
-needs to include enough information to allow the maintainers of Octave
-to fix the bug.  Please read the section on bugs and bug reports in the
-Octave manual for a list of things that should be included in every bug
-report.
+mail your bug report to "bug@@octave.org".  Your message needs to
+include enough information to allow the maintainers of Octave to fix the
+bug.  Please read the section on bugs and bug reports in the Octave
+manual for a list of things that should be included in every bug report.
 
 @node MATLAB compatibility
 @chapter Porting programs from @sc{Matlab} to Octave
@@ -760,7 +759,7 @@
 The third category of differences is (hopefully) shrinking.  If you find
 a difference between Octave behavior and @sc{Matlab}, then you should send a
 description of this difference (with code illustrating the difference,
-if possible) to bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+if possible) to bug@@octave.org.
 
 An archive of old postings to the Octave mailing lists is maintained
 on ftp.che.wisc.edu in the directory @file{/pub/octave/MAILING-LISTS}.
--- a/doc/interpreter/bugs.txi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/bugs.txi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 for you.
 
 If for some reason you cannot use Octave's @code{bug_report} function,
-send bug reports for Octave to @email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.
+send bug reports for Octave to @email{bug@@octave.org}.
 
 @strong{Do not send bug reports to @samp{help-octave}}.  Most users of
 Octave do not want to receive bug reports.  Those that do have asked to
@@ -461,15 +461,15 @@
 @appendixsec How To Get Help with Octave
 @cindex help, where to find
 
-The mailing list @email{help-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu} exists for the
-discussion of matters related to using and installing Octave.  If would
-like to join the discussion, please send a short note to
-@email{help-octave@strong{-request}@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.
+The mailing list @email{help@@octave.org} exists for the discussion of
+matters related to using and installing Octave.  If would like to join
+the discussion, please send a short note to
+@email{help@strong{-request}@@octave.org}.
 
 @strong{Please do not} send requests to be added or removed from the
 mailing list, or other administrative trivia to the list itself.
 
 If you think you have found a bug in the installation procedure,
 however, you should send a complete bug report for the problem to
-@email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.  @xref{Bug Reporting}, for
+@email{bug@@octave.org}.  @xref{Bug Reporting}, for
 information that will help you to submit a useful report.
--- a/doc/interpreter/image.txi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/image.txi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 colormap).  Contributions of robust, well-written functions to read
 other image formats are welcome.  If you can provide them, or would like
 to improve Octave's image processing capabilities in other ways, please
-contact @email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.
+contact @email{bug@@octave.org}.
 
 @DOCSTRING(colormap)
 
--- a/doc/interpreter/octave-bug.1	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/octave-bug.1	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 Please read the `Bugs' chapter in the Octave manual to find out how to submit
 a bug report that will enable the Octave maintainers to fix the problem.  If
 you are unable to use the bug_report command, send your message to the
-bug-octave mailing list, bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.
+bug-octave mailing list, bug@octave.org.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .BI -s\  subject
--- a/doc/interpreter/octave.1	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/octave.1	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 .PP
 If you are unable to use the bug_report command, send your message
 to the
-.B bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu
+.B bug@octave.org
 mailing list by some other means.  Please read the `Bugs' chapter in
 the Octave manual to find out how to submit a bug report that will
 enable the Octave maintainers to fix the problem.
--- a/doc/interpreter/signal.txi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/signal.txi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 I hope that someday Octave will include more signal processing
 functions.  If you would like to help improve Octave in this area,
-please contact @email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.
+please contact @email{bug@@octave.org}.
 
 @DOCSTRING(detrend)
 
--- a/doc/interpreter/stats.txi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/stats.txi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 I hope that someday Octave will include more statistics functions.  If
 you would like to help improve Octave in this area, please contact
-@email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.
+@email{bug@@octave.org}.
 
 @menu
 * Basic Statistical Functions::  
--- a/doc/interpreter/stmt.txi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/stmt.txi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@
 be considered experimental, and details of the implementation may change
 slightly in future versions of Octave.  If you have comments or would
 like to share your experiences in trying to use this new command in real
-programs, please send them to
-@email{octave-maintainers@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.  (But if you think you've
-found a bug, please report it to @email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu}.
+programs, please send them to @email{maintainers@@octave.org}.  (But if
+you think you've found a bug, please report it to
+@email{bug@@octave.org}.
 
 The general form of the @code{switch} statement is
 
--- a/doc/interpreter/tips.txi	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/interpreter/tips.txi	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 If you write a function that you think ought to be added to Octave under
 a certain name, such as @code{fiddle_matrix}, don't call it by that name
 in your program.  Call it @code{mylib_fiddle_matrix} in your program,
-and send mail to @email{bug-octave@@bevo.che.wisc.edu} suggesting that it
+and send mail to @email{maintainers@@octave.org} suggesting that it
 be added to Octave.  If and when it is, the name can be changed easily
 enough.
 
--- a/emacs/octave-mod.el	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/emacs/octave-mod.el	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 is why you need this mode!).
 
 The latest released version of Octave is always available via anonymous
-ftp from bevo.che.wisc.edu in the directory `/pub/octave'.  Complete
+ftp from ftp.octave.org in the directory `/pub/octave'.  Complete
 source and binaries for several popular systems are available.
 
 Type \\[list-abbrevs] to display the built-in abbrevs for Octave keywords.
--- a/octave-bug.in	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/octave-bug.in	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 ss_p=`echo $VERSION | grep "^ss-"`
 if test -n "$ss_p"; then
-  BUGADDR="octave-maintainers@bevo.che.wisc.edu"
+  BUGADDR="maintainers@octave.org"
 else
   pretest_p=`echo $VERSION \
     | $SED 's,.*\.\([0-9]*\).*,\1,' \
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@
     | grep '[0-9]'`
 
   if test -n "$pretest_p" && test "$pretest_p" -ge 90; then
-    BUGADDR="octave-maintainers@bevo.che.wisc.edu"
+    BUGADDR="maintainers@octave.org"
   else
-    BUGADDR="bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu"
+    BUGADDR="bug@octave.org"
   fi
 fi
 
--- a/scripts/plot/__plt2vm__.m	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/scripts/plot/__plt2vm__.m	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         k++;
       endif
     endfor
+    cmd
     eval (cmd);
   else
     error ("__plt2vm__: arguments must be a matrices");
--- a/src/file-io.cc	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/src/file-io.cc	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 //   sync_system   (now merged with system)
 //   async_system  (now merged with system)
 
-// Completely rewritten by John W. Eaton <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>,
+// Completely rewritten by John W. Eaton <jwe@bevo.che.wics.edu>,
 // April 1996.
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
--- a/src/help.cc	Mon Sep 27 13:50:01 2004 +0000
+++ b/src/help.cc	Fri Oct 01 18:12:11 2004 +0000
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 `help -i <topic>' to search the manual index.\n\
 \n\
 Help and information about Octave is also available on the WWW\n\
-at http://www.octave.org and via the help-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu\n\
+at http://www.octave.org and via the help@octave.org\n\
 mailing list.\n"; 
 }