--- a/scripts/pkg/pkg.m	Thu Mar 15 13:28:42 2012 -0400
+++ b/scripts/pkg/pkg.m	Thu Mar 15 19:41:24 2012 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## Copyright (C) 2005-2012 S�ren Hauberg
 ## Copyright (C) 2010 VZLU Prague, a.s.
+## Copyright (C) 2012 Carlo de Falco
 ##
 ## This file is part of Octave.
 ##
@@ -533,1905 +534,3 @@
       error ("you must specify a valid action for 'pkg'. See 'help pkg' for details");
   endswitch
 endfunction
-
-function descriptions = rebuild (prefix, archprefix, list, files, auto, verbose)
-  if (isempty (files))
-    [dirlist, err, msg] = readdir (prefix);
-    if (err)
-      error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", prefix, msg);
-    endif
-    ## the two first entries of dirlist are "." and ".."
-    dirlist([1,2]) = [];
-  else
-    old_descriptions = installed_packages (list, list);
-    wd = pwd ();
-    unwind_protect
-      cd (prefix);
-      dirlist = glob (cellfun(@(x) cstrcat(x, '-*'), files, 'uniformoutput', 0));
-    unwind_protect_cleanup
-      cd (wd);
-    end_unwind_protect
-  endif
-  descriptions = {};
-  for k = 1:length (dirlist)
-    descfile = fullfile (prefix, dirlist{k}, "packinfo", "DESCRIPTION");
-    if (verbose)
-      printf ("recreating package description from %s\n", dirlist{k});
-    endif
-    if (exist (descfile, "file"))
-      desc = get_description (descfile);
-      desc.dir = fullfile (prefix, dirlist{k});
-      desc.archprefix = fullfile (archprefix, cstrcat (desc.name, "-",
-                                  desc.version));
-      if (auto != 0)
-        if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
-          unlink (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"));
-        endif
-        if (auto < 0)
-          desc.autoload = 0;
-        elseif (auto > 0)
-          desc.autoload = 1;
-          fclose (fopen (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "wt"));
-        endif
-      else
-        if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
-          desc.autoload = 1;
-        else
-          desc.autoload = 0;
-        endif
-      endif
-      descriptions{end + 1} = desc;
-    elseif (verbose)
-      warning ("directory %s is not a valid package", dirlist{k});
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  if (! isempty (files))
-    ## We are rebuilding for a particular package(s) so we should take
-    ## care to keep the other untouched packages in the descriptions
-    descriptions = {descriptions{:}, old_descriptions{:}};
-
-    dup = [];
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      if (find (dup, i))
-        continue;
-      endif
-      for j = (i+1):length (descriptions)
-        if (find (dup, j))
-          continue;
-        endif
-        if (strcmp (descriptions{i}.name, descriptions{j}.name))
-          dup = [dup, j];
-        endif
-      endfor
-    endfor
-    if (! isempty (dup))
-      descriptions (dup) = [];
-    endif
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function build (files, handle_deps, autoload, verbose)
-  if (length (files) < 1)
-    error ("insufficient number of files");
-  endif
-  builddir = files{1};
-  if (! exist (builddir, "dir"))
-    warning ("creating build directory %s", builddir);
-    [status, msg] = mkdir (builddir);
-    if (status != 1)
-      error ("could not create installation directory: %s", msg);
-    endif
-  endif
-  builddir = absolute_pathname (builddir);
-  installdir = fullfile (builddir, "install");
-  if (! exist (installdir, "dir"))
-    [status, msg] = mkdir (installdir);
-    if (status != 1)
-      error ("could not create installation directory: %s", msg);
-    endif
-  endif
-  files(1) = [];
-  buildlist = fullfile (builddir, "octave_packages");
-  install (files, handle_deps, autoload, installdir, installdir, verbose,
-           buildlist, "", false);
-  unwind_protect
-    repackage (builddir, buildlist);
-  unwind_protect_cleanup
-    unload_packages ({"all"}, handle_deps, buildlist, "");
-    if (exist (installdir, "dir"))
-      rm_rf (installdir);
-    endif
-    if (exist (buildlist, "file"))
-      unlink (buildlist);
-    endif
-  end_unwind_protect
-endfunction
-
-function install (files, handle_deps, autoload, prefix, archprefix, verbose,
-                  local_list, global_list, global_install)
-
-  ## Check that the directory in prefix exist. If it doesn't: create it!
-  if (! exist (prefix, "dir"))
-    warning ("creating installation directory %s", prefix);
-    [status, msg] = mkdir (prefix);
-    if (status != 1)
-      error ("could not create installation directory: %s", msg);
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  ## Get the list of installed packages.
-  [local_packages, global_packages] = installed_packages (local_list,
-                                                          global_list);
-
-  installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
-
-  if (global_install)
-    packages = global_packages;
-  else
-    packages = local_packages;
-  endif
-
-  ## Uncompress the packages and read the DESCRIPTION files.
-  tmpdirs = packdirs = descriptions = {};
-  try
-    ## Warn about non existent files.
-    for i = 1:length (files)
-      if (isempty (glob(files{i})))
-        warning ("file %s does not exist", files{i});
-      endif
-    endfor
-
-    ## Unpack the package files and read the DESCRIPTION files.
-    files = glob (files);
-    packages_to_uninstall = [];
-    for i = 1:length (files)
-      tgz = files{i};
-
-      if (exist (tgz, "file"))
-        ## Create a temporary directory.
-        tmpdir = tmpnam ();
-        tmpdirs{end+1} = tmpdir;
-        if (verbose)
-          printf ("mkdir (%s)\n", tmpdir);
-        endif
-        [status, msg] = mkdir (tmpdir);
-        if (status != 1)
-          error ("couldn't create temporary directory: %s", msg);
-        endif
-
-        ## Uncompress the package.
-        if (verbose)
-          printf ("untar (%s, %s)\n", tgz, tmpdir);
-        endif
-        untar (tgz, tmpdir);
-
-        ## Get the name of the directories produced by tar.
-        [dirlist, err, msg] = readdir (tmpdir);
-        if (err)
-          error ("couldn't read directory produced by tar: %s", msg);
-        endif
-
-        if (length (dirlist) > 3)
-          error ("bundles of packages are not allowed");
-        endif
-      endif
-
-      ## The filename pointed to an uncompressed package to begin with.
-      if (exist (tgz, "dir"))
-        dirlist = {".", "..", tgz};
-      endif
-
-      if (exist (tgz, "file") || exist (tgz, "dir"))
-        ## The two first entries of dirlist are "." and "..".
-        if (exist (tgz, "file"))
-          packdir = fullfile (tmpdir, dirlist{3});
-        else
-          packdir = fullfile (pwd(), dirlist{3});
-        endif
-        packdirs{end+1} = packdir;
-
-        ## Make sure the package contains necessary files.
-        verify_directory (packdir);
-
-        ## Read the DESCRIPTION file.
-        filename = fullfile (packdir, "DESCRIPTION");
-        desc = get_description (filename);
-
-        ## Verify that package name corresponds with filename.
-        [dummy, nm] = fileparts (tgz);
-        if ((length (nm) >= length (desc.name))
-            && ! strcmp (desc.name, nm(1:length(desc.name))))
-          error ("package name '%s' doesn't correspond to its filename '%s'",
-                 desc.name, nm);
-        endif
-
-        ## Set default installation directory.
-        desc.dir = fullfile (prefix, cstrcat (desc.name, "-", desc.version));
-
-        ## Set default architectire dependent installation directory.
-        desc.archprefix = fullfile (archprefix, cstrcat (desc.name, "-",
-                                                         desc.version));
-
-        ## Save desc.
-        descriptions{end+1} = desc;
-
-        ## Are any of the new packages already installed?
-        ## If so we'll remove the old version.
-        for j = 1:length (packages)
-          if (strcmp (packages{j}.name, desc.name))
-            packages_to_uninstall(end+1) = j;
-          endif
-        endfor
-      endif
-    endfor
-  catch
-    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
-    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
-      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
-    endfor
-    rethrow (lasterror ());
-  end_try_catch
-
-  ## Check dependencies.
-  if (handle_deps)
-    ok = true;
-    error_text = "";
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      desc = descriptions{i};
-      idx2 = setdiff (1:length(descriptions), i);
-      if (global_install)
-        ## Global installation is not allowed to have dependencies on locally
-        ## installed packages.
-        idx1 = setdiff (1:length(global_packages), packages_to_uninstall);
-        pseudo_installed_packages = {global_packages{idx1}, ...
-                                     descriptions{idx2}};
-      else
-        idx1 = setdiff (1:length(local_packages), packages_to_uninstall);
-        pseudo_installed_packages = {local_packages{idx1}, ...
-                                     global_packages{:}, ...
-                                     descriptions{idx2}};
-      endif
-      bad_deps = get_unsatisfied_deps (desc, pseudo_installed_packages);
-      ## Are there any unsatisfied dependencies?
-      if (! isempty (bad_deps))
-        ok = false;
-        for i = 1:length (bad_deps)
-          dep = bad_deps{i};
-          error_text = cstrcat (error_text, " ", desc.name, " needs ",
-                               dep.package, " ", dep.operator, " ",
-                               dep.version, "\n");
-        endfor
-      endif
-    endfor
-
-    ## Did we find any unsatisfied dependencies?
-    if (! ok)
-      error ("the following dependencies where unsatisfied:\n  %s", error_text);
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  ## Prepare each package for installation.
-  try
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      desc = descriptions{i};
-      pdir = packdirs{i};
-      prepare_installation (desc, pdir);
-      configure_make (desc, pdir, verbose);
-    endfor
-  catch
-    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
-    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
-      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
-    endfor
-    rethrow (lasterror ());
-  end_try_catch
-
-  ## Uninstall the packages that will be replaced.
-  try
-    for i = packages_to_uninstall
-      if (global_install)
-        uninstall ({global_packages{i}.name}, false, verbose, local_list,
-                   global_list, global_install);
-      else
-        uninstall ({local_packages{i}.name}, false, verbose, local_list,
-                   global_list, global_install);
-      endif
-    endfor
-  catch
-    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
-    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
-      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
-    endfor
-    rethrow (lasterror ());
-  end_try_catch
-
-  ## Install each package.
-  try
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      desc = descriptions{i};
-      pdir = packdirs{i};
-      copy_files (desc, pdir, global_install);
-      create_pkgadddel (desc, pdir, "PKG_ADD", global_install);
-      create_pkgadddel (desc, pdir, "PKG_DEL", global_install);
-      finish_installation (desc, pdir, global_install);
-      generate_lookfor_cache (desc);
-    endfor
-  catch
-    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
-    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
-      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
-    endfor
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      rm_rf (descriptions{i}.dir);
-      rm_rf (getarchdir (descriptions{i}));
-    endfor
-    rethrow (lasterror ());
-  end_try_catch
-
-  ## Check if the installed directory is empty. If it is remove it
-  ## from the list.
-  for i = length (descriptions):-1:1
-    if (dirempty (descriptions{i}.dir, {"packinfo", "doc"})
-        && dirempty (getarchdir (descriptions{i})))
-      warning ("package %s is empty\n", descriptions{i}.name);
-      rm_rf (descriptions{i}.dir);
-      rm_rf (getarchdir (descriptions{i}));
-      descriptions(i) = [];
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## If the package requested that it is autoloaded, or the installer
-  ## requested that it is, then mark the package as autoloaded.
-  for i = length (descriptions):-1:1
-    if (autoload > 0 || (autoload == 0 && isautoload (descriptions(i))))
-      fclose (fopen (fullfile (descriptions{i}.dir, "packinfo",
-                               ".autoload"), "wt"));
-      descriptions{i}.autoload = 1;
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Add the packages to the package list.
-  try
-    if (global_install)
-      idx = setdiff (1:length(global_packages), packages_to_uninstall);
-      global_packages = save_order ({global_packages{idx}, descriptions{:}});
-      save (global_list, "global_packages");
-      installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
-    else
-      idx = setdiff (1:length(local_packages), packages_to_uninstall);
-      local_packages = save_order ({local_packages{idx}, descriptions{:}});
-      save (local_list, "local_packages");
-      installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
-    endif
-  catch
-    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
-    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
-      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
-    endfor
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      rm_rf (descriptions{i}.dir);
-    endfor
-    if (global_install)
-      printf ("error: couldn't append to %s\n", global_list);
-    else
-      printf ("error: couldn't append to %s\n", local_list);
-    endif
-    rethrow (lasterror ());
-  end_try_catch
-
-  ## All is well, let's clean up.
-  for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
-    [status, msg] = rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
-    if (status != 1)
-      warning ("couldn't clean up after my self: %s\n", msg);
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Add the newly installed packages to the path, so the user
-  ## can begin using them. Only load them if they are marked autoload.
-  if (length (descriptions) > 0)
-    idx = [];
-    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
-      if (isautoload (descriptions(i)))
-        nm = descriptions{i}.name;
-        for j = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-          if (strcmp (nm, installed_pkgs_lst{j}.name))
-            idx (end + 1) = j;
-            break;
-          endif
-        endfor
-      endif
-    endfor
-    load_packages_and_dependencies (idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst,
-                                    global_install);
-  endif
-
-  ## If there's a NEWS file, mention it
-  ## we are checking if desc exists too because it's possible to ge to this point
-  ## without creating it such as giving an invalid filename for the package
-  if (exist ("desc", "var") && exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", "NEWS"), "file"))
-    printf ("For information about changes from previous versions of the %s package, run 'news (\"%s\")'.\n",
-            desc.name, desc.name);
-  endif
-
-endfunction
-
-function uninstall (pkgnames, handle_deps, verbose, local_list,
-                    global_list, global_install)
-  ## Get the list of installed packages.
-  [local_packages, global_packages] = installed_packages(local_list,
-                                                         global_list);
-  if (global_install)
-    installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
-  else
-    installed_pkgs_lst = local_packages;
-  endif
-
-  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
-  delete_idx = [];
-  for i = 1:num_packages
-    cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-    if (any (strcmp (cur_name, pkgnames)))
-      delete_idx(end+1) = i;
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Are all the packages that should be uninstalled already installed?
-  if (length (delete_idx) != length (pkgnames))
-    if (global_install)
-      ## Try again for a locally installed package.
-      installed_pkgs_lst = local_packages;
-
-      num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
-      delete_idx = [];
-      for i = 1:num_packages
-        cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-        if (any (strcmp (cur_name, pkgnames)))
-          delete_idx(end+1) = i;
-        endif
-      endfor
-      if (length (delete_idx) != length (pkgnames))
-        ## FIXME: We should have a better error message.
-        warning ("some of the packages you want to uninstall are not installed");
-      endif
-    else
-      ## FIXME: We should have a better error message.
-      warning ("some of the packages you want to uninstall are not installed");
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  ## Compute the packages that will remain installed.
-  idx = setdiff (1:num_packages, delete_idx);
-  remaining_packages = {installed_pkgs_lst{idx}};
-
-  ## Check dependencies.
-  if (handle_deps)
-    error_text = "";
-    for i = 1:length (remaining_packages)
-      desc = remaining_packages{i};
-      bad_deps = get_unsatisfied_deps (desc, remaining_packages);
-
-      ## Will the uninstallation break any dependencies?
-      if (! isempty (bad_deps))
-        for i = 1:length (bad_deps)
-          dep = bad_deps{i};
-          error_text = cstrcat (error_text, " ", desc.name, " needs ",
-                               dep.package, " ", dep.operator, " ",
-                               dep.version, "\n");
-        endfor
-      endif
-    endfor
-
-    if (! isempty (error_text))
-      error ("the following dependencies where unsatisfied:\n  %s", error_text);
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  ## Delete the directories containing the packages.
-  for i = delete_idx
-    desc = installed_pkgs_lst{i};
-    ## If an 'on_uninstall.m' exist, call it!
-    if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", "on_uninstall.m"), "file"))
-      wd = pwd ();
-      cd (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo"));
-      on_uninstall (desc);
-      cd (wd);
-    endif
-    ## Do the actual deletion.
-    if (desc.loaded)
-      rmpath (desc.dir);
-      if (exist (getarchdir (desc)))
-        rmpath (getarchdir (desc));
-      endif
-    endif
-    if (exist (desc.dir, "dir"))
-      [status, msg] = rm_rf (desc.dir);
-      if (status != 1)
-        error ("couldn't delete directory %s: %s", desc.dir, msg);
-      endif
-      [status, msg] = rm_rf (getarchdir (desc));
-      if (status != 1)
-        error ("couldn't delete directory %s: %s", getarchdir (desc), msg);
-      endif
-      if (dirempty (desc.archprefix))
-        rm_rf (desc.archprefix);
-      endif
-    else
-      warning ("directory %s previously lost", desc.dir);
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Write a new ~/.octave_packages.
-  if (global_install)
-    if (length (remaining_packages) == 0)
-      unlink (global_list);
-    else
-      global_packages = save_order (remaining_packages);
-      save (global_list, "global_packages");
-    endif
-  else
-    if (length (remaining_packages) == 0)
-      unlink (local_list);
-    else
-      local_packages = save_order (remaining_packages);
-      save (local_list, "local_packages");
-    endif
-  endif
-
-endfunction
-
-function [pkg_desc_list, flag] = describe (pkgnames, verbose,
-                                           local_list, global_list)
-
-  ## Get the list of installed packages.
-  installed_pkgs_lst = installed_packages(local_list, global_list);
-  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
-
-
-  describe_all = false;
-  if (any (strcmp ("all", pkgnames)))
-    describe_all = true;
-    flag(1:num_packages) = {"Not Loaded"};
-    num_pkgnames = num_packages;
-  else
-    num_pkgnames = length (pkgnames);
-    flag(1:num_pkgnames) = {"Not installed"};
-  endif
-
-  for i = 1:num_packages
-    curr_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-    if (describe_all)
-      name_pos = i;
-    else
-      name_pos = find(strcmp (curr_name, pkgnames));
-    endif
-
-    if (! isempty (name_pos))
-      if (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded)
-        flag{name_pos} = "Loaded";
-      else
-        flag{name_pos} = "Not loaded";
-      endif
-
-      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.version = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.version;
-      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.description = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.description;
-      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.provides = parse_pkg_idx (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir);
-
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  non_inst = find (strcmp (flag, "Not installed"));
-  if (! isempty (non_inst))
-    if (nargout < 2)
-      non_inst_str = sprintf (" %s ", pkgnames{non_inst});
-      error ("some packages are not installed: %s", non_inst_str);
-    else
-      pkg_desc_list{non_inst} = struct ("name", {}, "description",
-                                        {}, "provides", {});
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  if (nargout == 0)
-    for i = 1:num_pkgnames
-      print_package_description (pkg_desc_list{i}.name,
-                                 pkg_desc_list{i}.version,
-                                 pkg_desc_list{i}.provides,
-                                 pkg_desc_list{i}.description,
-                                 flag{i}, verbose);
-    endfor
-  endif
-
-endfunction
-
-## AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
-
-## Read an INDEX file.
-function [pkg_idx_struct] = parse_pkg_idx (packdir)
-
-  index_file = fullfile (packdir, "packinfo", "INDEX");
-
-  if (! exist (index_file, "file"))
-    error ("could not find any INDEX file in directory %s, try 'pkg rebuild all' to generate missing INDEX files", packdir);
-  endif
-
-
-  [fid, msg] = fopen (index_file, "r");
-  if (fid == -1)
-    error ("the INDEX file %s could not be read: %s",
-           index_file, msg);
-  endif
-
-  cat_num = 1;
-  pkg_idx_struct{1}.category = "Uncategorized";
-  pkg_idx_struct{1}.functions = {};
-
-  line = fgetl (fid);
-  while (isempty (strfind (line, ">>")) && ! feof (fid))
-    line = fgetl (fid);
-  endwhile
-
-  while (! feof (fid) || line != -1)
-    if (! any (! isspace (line)) || line(1) == "#" || any (line == "="))
-      ## Comments,  blank lines or comments about unimplemented
-      ## functions: do nothing
-      ## FIXME: probably comments and pointers to external functions
-      ## could be treated better when printing to screen?
-    elseif (! isempty (strfind (line, ">>")))
-      ## Skip package name and description as they are in DESCRIPTION
-      ## already.
-    elseif (! isspace (line(1)))
-      ## Category.
-      if (! isempty (pkg_idx_struct{cat_num}.functions))
-        pkg_idx_struct{++cat_num}.functions = {};
-      endif
-      pkg_idx_struct{cat_num}.category = deblank (line);
-    else
-      ## Function names.
-      while (any (! isspace (line)))
-        [fun_name, line] = strtok (line);
-        pkg_idx_struct{cat_num}.functions{end+1} = deblank (fun_name);
-      endwhile
-    endif
-    line = fgetl (fid);
-  endwhile
-  fclose (fid);
-endfunction
-
-function print_package_description (pkg_name, pkg_ver, pkg_idx_struct,
-                                    pkg_desc, status, verbose)
-
-  printf ("---\nPackage name:\n\t%s\n", pkg_name);
-  printf ("Version:\n\t%s\n", pkg_ver);
-  printf ("Short description:\n\t%s\n", pkg_desc);
-  printf ("Status:\n\t%s\n", status);
-  if (verbose)
-    printf ("---\nProvides:\n");
-    for i = 1:length(pkg_idx_struct)
-      if (! isempty (pkg_idx_struct{i}.functions))
-        printf ("%s\n", pkg_idx_struct{i}.category);
-        for j = 1:length(pkg_idx_struct{i}.functions)
-          printf ("\t%s\n", pkg_idx_struct{i}.functions{j});
-        endfor
-      endif
-    endfor
-  endif
-
-endfunction
-
-
-function pth = absolute_pathname (pth)
-  [status, msg, msgid] = fileattrib (pth);
-  if (status != 1)
-    error ("could not find the file or path %s", pth);
-  else
-    pth = msg.Name;
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function repackage (builddir, buildlist)
-  packages = installed_packages (buildlist, buildlist);
-
-  wd = pwd();
-  for i = 1 : length(packages)
-    pack = packages{i};
-    unwind_protect
-      cd (builddir);
-      mkdir (pack.name);
-      mkdir (fullfile (pack.name, "inst"));
-      copyfile (fullfile (pack.dir, "*"), fullfile (pack.name, "inst"));
-      movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst","packinfo", "*"), pack.name);
-      if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst","packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
-        unlink (fullfile (pack.name, "inst","packinfo", ".autoload"));
-      endif
-      rmdir (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "packinfo"));
-      if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "doc"), "dir"))
-        movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "doc"), pack.name);
-      endif
-      if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "bin"), "dir"))
-        movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "bin"), pack.name);
-      endif
-      archdir = fullfile (pack.archprefix, cstrcat (pack.name, "-",
-                          pack.version), getarch ());
-      if (exist (archdir, "dir"))
-        if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"), "file"))
-          unlink (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"));
-        endif
-        if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"), "file"))
-          unlink (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"));
-        endif
-        if (exist (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_ADD"), "file"))
-          movefile (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_ADD"),
-                    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_ADD"));
-        endif
-        if (exist (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_DEL"), "file"))
-          movefile (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_DEL"),
-                    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_DEL"));
-        endif
-      else
-        if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"), "file"))
-          movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"),
-                    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_ADD"));
-        endif
-        if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"), "file"))
-          movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"),
-                    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_DEL"));
-        endif
-      endif
-      tfile = cstrcat (pack.name, "-", pack.version, ".tar");
-      tar (tfile, pack.name);
-      try
-        gzip (tfile);
-        unlink (tfile);
-      catch
-        warning ("failed to compress %s", tfile);
-      end_try_catch
-    unwind_protect_cleanup
-      if (exist (pack.name, "dir"))
-        rm_rf (pack.name);
-      endif
-      cd (wd);
-    end_unwind_protect
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-function auto = isautoload (desc)
-  auto = false;
-  if (isfield (desc{1}, "autoload"))
-    a = desc{1}.autoload;
-    if ((isnumeric (a) && a > 0)
-        || (ischar (a) && (strcmpi (a, "true")
-                         || strcmpi (a, "on")
-                         || strcmpi (a, "yes")
-                         || strcmpi (a, "1"))))
-      auto = true;
-    endif
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function prepare_installation (desc, packdir)
-  ## Is there a pre_install to call?
-  if (exist (fullfile (packdir, "pre_install.m"), "file"))
-    wd = pwd ();
-    try
-      cd (packdir);
-      pre_install (desc);
-      cd (wd);
-    catch
-      cd (wd);
-      rethrow (lasterror ());
-    end_try_catch
-  endif
-
-  ## If the directory "inst" doesn't exist, we create it.
-  inst_dir = fullfile (packdir, "inst");
-  if (! exist (inst_dir, "dir"))
-    [status, msg] = mkdir (inst_dir);
-    if (status != 1)
-      rm_rf (desc.dir);
-      error ("the 'inst' directory did not exist and could not be created: %s",
-             msg);
-    endif
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function configure_make (desc, packdir, verbose)
-  ## Perform ./configure, make, make install in "src".
-  if (exist (fullfile (packdir, "src"), "dir"))
-    src = fullfile (packdir, "src");
-    octave_bindir = octave_config_info ("bindir");
-    ver = version ();
-    mkoctfile = fullfile (octave_bindir, sprintf ("mkoctfile-%s", ver));
-    octave_config = fullfile (octave_bindir, sprintf ("octave-config-%s", ver));
-    octave_binary = fullfile (octave_bindir, sprintf ("octave-%s", ver));
-    cenv = {"MKOCTFILE"; mkoctfile;
-            "OCTAVE_CONFIG"; octave_config;
-            "OCTAVE"; octave_binary;
-            "INSTALLDIR"; desc.dir};
-    scenv = sprintf ("%s=\"%s\" ", cenv{:});
-    ## Configure.
-    if (exist (fullfile (src, "configure"), "file"))
-      flags = "";
-      if (isempty (getenv ("CC")))
-        flags = cstrcat (flags, " CC=\"", octave_config_info ("CC"), "\"");
-      endif
-      if (isempty (getenv ("CXX")))
-        flags = cstrcat (flags, " CXX=\"", octave_config_info ("CXX"), "\"");
-      endif
-      if (isempty (getenv ("AR")))
-        flags = cstrcat (flags, " AR=\"", octave_config_info ("AR"), "\"");
-      endif
-      if (isempty (getenv ("RANLIB")))
-        flags = cstrcat (flags, " RANLIB=\"", octave_config_info ("RANLIB"), "\"");
-      endif
-      [status, output] = shell (cstrcat ("cd '", src, "'; ", scenv,
-                                         "./configure --prefix=\"",
-                                         desc.dir, "\"", flags));
-      if (status != 0)
-        rm_rf (desc.dir);
-        error ("the configure script returned the following error: %s", output);
-      elseif (verbose)
-        printf("%s", output);
-      endif
-
-    endif
-
-    ## Make.
-    if (exist (fullfile (src, "Makefile"), "file"))
-      [status, output] = shell (cstrcat (scenv, "make -C '", src, "'"));
-      if (status != 0)
-        rm_rf (desc.dir);
-        error ("'make' returned the following error: %s", output);
-      elseif (verbose)
-        printf("%s", output);
-      endif
-    endif
-
-    ## Copy files to "inst" and "inst/arch" (this is instead of 'make
-    ## install').
-    files = fullfile (src, "FILES");
-    instdir = fullfile (packdir, "inst");
-    archdir = fullfile (packdir, "inst", getarch ());
-
-    ## Get file names.
-    if (exist (files, "file"))
-      [fid, msg] = fopen (files, "r");
-      if (fid < 0)
-        error ("couldn't open %s: %s", files, msg);
-      endif
-      filenames = char (fread (fid))';
-      fclose (fid);
-      if (filenames(end) == "\n")
-        filenames(end) = [];
-      endif
-      filenames = split_by (filenames, "\n");
-      delete_idx =  [];
-      for i = 1:length (filenames)
-        if (! all (isspace (filenames{i})))
-          filenames{i} = fullfile (src, filenames{i});
-        else
-          delete_idx(end+1) = i;
-        endif
-      endfor
-      filenames(delete_idx) = [];
-    else
-      m = dir (fullfile (src, "*.m"));
-      oct = dir (fullfile (src, "*.oct"));
-      mex = dir (fullfile (src, "*.mex"));
-
-      filenames = cellfun (@(x) fullfile (src, x),
-                           {m.name, oct.name, mex.name},
-                           "uniformoutput", false);
-    endif
-
-    ## Split into architecture dependent and independent files.
-    if (isempty (filenames))
-      idx = [];
-    else
-      idx = cellfun ("is_architecture_dependent", filenames);
-    endif
-    archdependent = filenames (idx);
-    archindependent = filenames (!idx);
-
-    ## Copy the files.
-    if (! all (isspace ([filenames{:}])))
-        if (! exist (instdir, "dir"))
-          mkdir (instdir);
-        endif
-        if (! all (isspace ([archindependent{:}])))
-          if (verbose)
-            printf ("copyfile");
-            printf (" %s", archindependent{:});
-            printf ("%s\n", instdir);
-          endif
-          [status, output] = copyfile (archindependent, instdir);
-          if (status != 1)
-            rm_rf (desc.dir);
-            error ("Couldn't copy files from 'src' to 'inst': %s", output);
-          endif
-        endif
-        if (! all (isspace ([archdependent{:}])))
-          if (verbose)
-            printf ("copyfile");
-            printf (" %s", archdependent{:});
-            printf (" %s\n", archdir);
-          endif
-          if (! exist (archdir, "dir"))
-            mkdir (archdir);
-          endif
-          [status, output] = copyfile (archdependent, archdir);
-          if (status != 1)
-            rm_rf (desc.dir);
-            error ("Couldn't copy files from 'src' to 'inst': %s", output);
-          endif
-        endif
-    endif
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function pkg = extract_pkg (nm, pat)
-  fid = fopen (nm, "rt");
-  pkg = "";
-  if (fid >= 0)
-    while (! feof (fid))
-      ln = fgetl (fid);
-      if (ln > 0)
-        t = regexp (ln, pat, "tokens");
-        if (! isempty (t))
-          pkg = cstrcat (pkg, "\n", t{1}{1});
-        endif
-      endif
-    endwhile
-    if (! isempty (pkg))
-      pkg = cstrcat (pkg, "\n");
-    endif
-    fclose (fid);
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function create_pkgadddel (desc, packdir, nm, global_install)
-  instpkg = fullfile (desc.dir, nm);
-  instfid = fopen (instpkg, "wt");
-  ## If it is exists, most of the  PKG_* file should go into the
-  ## architecture dependent directory so that the autoload/mfilename
-  ## commands work as expected. The only part that doesn't is the
-  ## part in the main directory.
-  archdir = fullfile (getarchprefix (desc), cstrcat (desc.name, "-",
-                      desc.version), getarch ());
-  if (exist (getarchdir (desc, global_install), "dir"))
-    archpkg = fullfile (getarchdir (desc, global_install), nm);
-    archfid = fopen (archpkg, "at");
-  else
-    archpkg = instpkg;
-    archfid = instfid;
-  endif
-
-  if (archfid >= 0 && instfid >= 0)
-    ## Search all dot-m files for PKG commands.
-    lst = dir (fullfile (packdir, "inst", "*.m"));
-    for i = 1:length (lst)
-      nam = fullfile (packdir, "inst", lst(i).name);
-      fwrite (instfid, extract_pkg (nam, ['^[#%][#%]* *' nm ': *(.*)$']));
-    endfor
-
-    ## Search all C++ source files for PKG commands.
-    lst = dir (fullfile (packdir, "src", "*.cc"));
-    for i = 1:length (lst)
-      nam = fullfile (packdir, "src", lst(i).name);
-      fwrite (archfid, extract_pkg (nam, ['^//* *' nm ': *(.*)$']));
-      fwrite (archfid, extract_pkg (nam, ['^/\** *' nm ': *(.*) *\*/$']));
-    endfor
-
-    ## Add developer included PKG commands.
-    packdirnm = fullfile (packdir, nm);
-    if (exist (packdirnm, "file"))
-      fid = fopen (packdirnm, "rt");
-      if (fid >= 0)
-        while (! feof (fid))
-          ln = fgets (fid);
-          if (ln > 0)
-            fwrite (archfid, ln);
-          endif
-        endwhile
-        fclose (fid);
-      endif
-    endif
-
-    ## If the files is empty remove it.
-    fclose (instfid);
-    t = dir (instpkg);
-    if (t.bytes <= 0)
-      unlink (instpkg);
-    endif
-
-    if (instfid != archfid)
-      fclose (archfid);
-      t = dir (archpkg);
-      if (t.bytes <= 0)
-        unlink (archpkg);
-      endif
-    endif
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function copy_files (desc, packdir, global_install)
-  ## Create the installation directory.
-  if (! exist (desc.dir, "dir"))
-    [status, output] = mkdir (desc.dir);
-    if (status != 1)
-      error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s",
-      desc.dir, output);
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  octfiledir = getarchdir (desc);
-
-  ## Copy the files from "inst" to installdir.
-  instdir = fullfile (packdir, "inst");
-  if (! dirempty (instdir))
-    [status, output] = copyfile (fullfile (instdir, "*"), desc.dir);
-    if (status != 1)
-      rm_rf (desc.dir);
-      error ("couldn't copy files to the installation directory");
-    endif
-    if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch ()), "dir")
-        && ! strcmp (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch ()), octfiledir))
-      if (! exist (octfiledir, "dir"))
-        ## Can be required to create upto three levels of dirs.
-        octm1 = fileparts (octfiledir);
-        if (! exist (octm1, "dir"))
-          octm2 = fileparts (octm1);
-          if (! exist (octm2, "dir"))
-            octm3 = fileparts (octm2);
-            if (! exist (octm3, "dir"))
-              [status, output] = mkdir (octm3);
-              if (status != 1)
-                rm_rf (desc.dir);
-                error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s",
-                       octm3, output);
-              endif
-            endif
-            [status, output] = mkdir (octm2);
-            if (status != 1)
-              rm_rf (desc.dir);
-              error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s",
-                     octm2, output);
-            endif
-          endif
-          [status, output] = mkdir (octm1);
-          if (status != 1)
-            rm_rf (desc.dir);
-            error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s",
-                   octm1, output);
-          endif
-        endif
-        [status, output] = mkdir (octfiledir);
-        if (status != 1)
-          rm_rf (desc.dir);
-          error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s",
-          octfiledir, output);
-        endif
-      endif
-      [status, output] = movefile (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch (), "*"),
-                                   octfiledir);
-      rm_rf (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch ()));
-
-      if (status != 1)
-        rm_rf (desc.dir);
-        rm_rf (octfiledir);
-        error ("couldn't copy files to the installation directory");
-      endif
-    endif
-
-  endif
-
-  ## Create the "packinfo" directory.
-  packinfo = fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo");
-  [status, msg] = mkdir (packinfo);
-  if (status != 1)
-    rm_rf (desc.dir);
-    rm_rf (octfiledir);
-    error ("couldn't create packinfo directory: %s", msg);
-  endif
-
-  packinfo_copy_file ("DESCRIPTION", "required", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-  packinfo_copy_file ("COPYING", "required", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-
-  packinfo_copy_file ("NEWS", "optional", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-  packinfo_copy_file ("ONEWS", "optional", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-  packinfo_copy_file ("ChangeLog", "optional", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-
-  ## Is there an INDEX file to copy or should we generate one?
-  index_file = fullfile (packdir, "INDEX");
-  if (exist(index_file, "file"))
-    packinfo_copy_file ("INDEX", "required", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-  else
-    try
-      write_index (desc, fullfile (packdir, "inst"),
-                   fullfile (packinfo, "INDEX"), global_install);
-    catch
-      rm_rf (desc.dir);
-      rm_rf (octfiledir);
-      rethrow (lasterror ());
-    end_try_catch
-  endif
-
-  ## Is there an 'on_uninstall.m' to install?
-  packinfo_copy_file ("on_uninstall.m", "optional", packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir);
-
-  ## Is there a doc/ directory that needs to be installed?
-  docdir = fullfile (packdir, "doc");
-  if (exist (docdir, "dir") && ! dirempty (docdir))
-    [status, output] = copyfile (docdir, desc.dir);
-  endif
-
-  ## Is there a bin/ directory that needs to be installed?
-  ## FIXME: Need to treat architecture dependent files in bin/
-  bindir = fullfile (packdir, "bin");
-  if (exist (bindir, "dir") && ! dirempty (bindir))
-    [status, output] = copyfile (bindir, desc.dir);
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function packinfo_copy_file (filename, requirement, packdir, packinfo, desc, octfiledir)
-  filepath = fullfile (packdir, filename);
-  if (!exist (filepath, "file") && strcmpi (requirement, "optional"))
-    ## do nothing, it's still OK
-  else
-    [status, output] = copyfile (filepath, packinfo);
-    if (status != 1)
-      rm_rf (desc.dir);
-      rm_rf (octfiledir);
-      error ("Couldn't copy %s file: %s", filename, output);
-    endif
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function finish_installation (desc, packdir, global_install)
-  ## Is there a post-install to call?
-  if (exist (fullfile (packdir, "post_install.m"), "file"))
-    wd = pwd ();
-    try
-      cd (packdir);
-      post_install (desc);
-      cd (wd);
-    catch
-      cd (wd);
-      rm_rf (desc.dir);
-      rm_rf (getarchdir (desc), global_install);
-      rethrow (lasterror ());
-    end_try_catch
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function generate_lookfor_cache (desc)
-  dirs = split_by (genpath (desc.dir), pathsep ());
-  for i = 1 : length (dirs)
-    gen_doc_cache (fullfile (dirs{i}, "doc-cache"), dirs{i});
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-## Make sure the package contains the essential files.
-function verify_directory (dir)
-  needed_files = {"COPYING", "DESCRIPTION"};
-  for f = needed_files
-    if (! exist (fullfile (dir, f{1}), "file"))
-      error ("package is missing file: %s", f{1});
-    endif
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-## Parse the DESCRIPTION file.
-function desc = get_description (filename)
-  [fid, msg] = fopen (filename, "r");
-  if (fid == -1)
-    error ("the DESCRIPTION file %s could not be read: %s", filename, msg);
-  endif
-
-  desc = struct ();
-
-  line = fgetl (fid);
-  while (line != -1)
-    if (line(1) == "#")
-      ## Comments, do nothing.
-    elseif (isspace(line(1)))
-      ## Continuation lines
-      if (exist ("keyword", "var") && isfield (desc, keyword))
-        desc.(keyword) = cstrcat (desc.(keyword), " ", rstrip(line));
-      endif
-    else
-      ## Keyword/value pair
-      colon = find (line == ":");
-      if (length (colon) == 0)
-        disp ("skipping line");
-      else
-        colon = colon(1);
-        keyword = tolower (strip (line(1:colon-1)));
-        value = strip (line (colon+1:end));
-        if (length (value) == 0)
-            fclose (fid);
-            error ("The keyword `%s' of the package `%s' has an empty value",
-                    keyword, desc.name);
-        endif
-        desc.(keyword) = value;
-      endif
-    endif
-    line = fgetl (fid);
-  endwhile
-  fclose (fid);
-
-  ## Make sure all is okay.
-  needed_fields = {"name", "version", "date", "title", ...
-                   "author", "maintainer", "description"};
-  for f = needed_fields
-    if (! isfield (desc, f{1}))
-      error ("description is missing needed field %s", f{1});
-    endif
-  endfor
-  desc.version = fix_version (desc.version);
-  if (isfield (desc, "depends"))
-    desc.depends = fix_depends (desc.depends);
-  else
-    desc.depends = "";
-  endif
-  desc.name = tolower (desc.name);
-endfunction
-
-## Make sure the version string v is a valid x.y.z version string
-## Examples: "0.1" => "0.1.0", "monkey" => error(...).
-function out = fix_version (v)
-  dots = find (v == ".");
-  if (length (dots) == 1)
-    major = str2num (v(1:dots-1));
-    minor = str2num (v(dots+1:end));
-    if (length (major) != 0 && length (minor) != 0)
-      out = sprintf ("%d.%d.0", major, minor);
-      return;
-    endif
-  elseif (length (dots) == 2)
-    major = str2num (v(1:dots(1)-1));
-    minor = str2num (v(dots(1)+1:dots(2)-1));
-    rev = str2num (v(dots(2)+1:end));
-    if (length (major) != 0 && length (minor) != 0 && length (rev) != 0)
-      out = sprintf ("%d.%d.%d", major, minor, rev);
-      return;
-    endif
-  endif
-  error ("bad version string: %s", v);
-endfunction
-
-## Make sure the depends field is of the right format.
-## This function returns a cell of structures with the following fields:
-##   package, version, operator
-function deps_cell = fix_depends (depends)
-  deps = split_by (tolower (depends), ",");
-  deps_cell = cell (1, length (deps));
-
-  ## For each dependency.
-  for i = 1:length (deps)
-    dep = deps{i};
-    lpar = find (dep == "(");
-    rpar = find (dep == ")");
-    ## Does the dependency specify a version
-    ## Example: package(>= version).
-    if (length (lpar) == 1 && length (rpar) == 1)
-      package = tolower (strip (dep(1:lpar-1)));
-      sub = dep(lpar(1)+1:rpar(1)-1);
-      parts = strsplit (sub, " ", true);
-      if (length (parts) != 2)
-        error ("incorrect syntax for dependency `%s' in the DESCRIPTION file\n",
-               dep);
-      endif
-      operator = parts{1};
-      if (! any (strcmp (operator, {">", ">=", "<=", "<", "=="})))
-        error ("unsupported operator: %s", operator);
-      endif
-      version  = fix_version (parts{2});
-
-  ## If no version is specified for the dependency
-  ## we say that the version should be greater than
-  ## or equal to "0.0.0".
-  else
-    package = tolower (strip (dep));
-    operator = ">=";
-    version  = "0.0.0";
-  endif
-  deps_cell{i} = struct ("package", package, "operator", operator,
-                         "version", version);
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-## Strip the text of spaces from the right
-## Example: "  hello world  " => "  hello world"
-## FIXME -- is this the same as deblank?
-function text = rstrip (text)
-  chars = find (! isspace (text));
-  if (length (chars) > 0)
-    ## FIXME: shouldn't it be text = text(1:chars(end));
-    text = text (chars(1):end);
-  else
-    text = "";
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-## Strip the text of spaces from the left and the right.
-## Example: "  hello world  " => "hello world"
-function text = strip (text)
-  chars = find (! isspace (text));
-  if (length (chars) > 0)
-    text = text(chars(1):chars(end));
-  else
-    text = "";
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-## Split the text into a cell array of strings by sep.
-## Example: "A, B" => {"A", "B"} (with sep = ",")
-function out = split_by (text, sep)
-  out = strtrim (strsplit (text, sep));
-endfunction
-
-## Create an INDEX file for a package that doesn't provide one.
-##   'desc'  describes the package.
-##   'dir'   is the 'inst' directory in temporary directory.
-##   'index_file' is the name (including path) of resulting INDEX file.
-function write_index (desc, dir, index_file, global_install)
-  ## Get names of functions in dir
-  [files, err, msg] = readdir (dir);
-  if (err)
-    error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", dir, msg);
-  endif
-
-  ## Get classes in dir
-  class_idx = find (strncmp (files, '@', 1));
-  for k = 1:length (class_idx)
-    class_name = files {class_idx (k)};
-    class_dir = fullfile (dir, class_name);
-    if (exist (class_dir, "dir"))
-      [files2, err, msg] = readdir (class_dir);
-      if (err)
-        error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", class_dir, msg);
-      endif
-      files2 = strcat (class_name, filesep (), files2);
-      files = [files; files2];
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Check for architecture dependent files.
-  tmpdir = getarchdir (desc);
-  if (exist (tmpdir, "dir"))
-    [files2, err, msg] = readdir (tmpdir);
-    if (err)
-      error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", tmpdir, msg);
-    endif
-    files = [files; files2];
-  endif
-
-  functions = {};
-  for i = 1:length (files)
-    file = files{i};
-    lf = length (file);
-    if (lf > 2 && strcmp (file(end-1:end), ".m"))
-      functions{end+1} = file(1:end-2);
-    elseif (lf > 4 && strcmp (file(end-3:end), ".oct"))
-      functions{end+1} = file(1:end-4);
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Does desc have a categories field?
-  if (! isfield (desc, "categories"))
-    error ("the DESCRIPTION file must have a Categories field, when no INDEX file is given");
-  endif
-  categories = split_by (desc.categories, ",");
-  if (length (categories) < 1)
-      error ("the Category field is empty");
-  endif
-
-  ## Write INDEX.
-  fid = fopen (index_file, "w");
-  if (fid == -1)
-    error ("couldn't open %s for writing", index_file);
-  endif
-  fprintf (fid, "%s >> %s\n", desc.name, desc.title);
-  fprintf (fid, "%s\n", categories{1});
-  fprintf (fid, "  %s\n", functions{:});
-  fclose (fid);
-endfunction
-
-function bad_deps = get_unsatisfied_deps (desc, installed_pkgs_lst)
-  bad_deps = {};
-
-  ## For each dependency.
-  for i = 1:length (desc.depends)
-    dep = desc.depends{i};
-
-    ## Is the current dependency Octave?
-    if (strcmp (dep.package, "octave"))
-      if (! compare_versions (OCTAVE_VERSION, dep.version, dep.operator))
-        bad_deps{end+1} = dep;
-      endif
-      ## Is the current dependency not Octave?
-    else
-      ok = false;
-      for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-        cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-        cur_version = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.version;
-        if (strcmp (dep.package, cur_name)
-            && compare_versions (cur_version, dep.version, dep.operator))
-          ok = true;
-          break;
-        endif
-      endfor
-      if (! ok)
-        bad_deps{end+1} = dep;
-      endif
-    endif
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-function [out1, out2] = installed_packages (local_list, global_list)
-  ## Get the list of installed packages.
-  try
-    local_packages = load (local_list).local_packages;
-  catch
-    local_packages = {};
-  end_try_catch
-  try
-    global_packages = load (global_list).global_packages;
-  catch
-    global_packages = {};
-  end_try_catch
-  installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
-
-  ## Eliminate duplicates in the installed package list.
-  ## Locally installed packages take precedence.
-  dup = [];
-  for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-    if (find (dup, i))
-      continue;
-    endif
-    for j = (i+1):length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-      if (find (dup, j))
-        continue;
-      endif
-      if (strcmp (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name, installed_pkgs_lst{j}.name))
-        dup = [dup, j];
-      endif
-    endfor
-  endfor
-  if (! isempty(dup))
-    installed_pkgs_lst(dup) = [];
-  endif
-
-  ## Now check if the package is loaded.
-  tmppath = strrep (path(), "\\", "/");
-  for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-    if (strfind (tmppath, strrep (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir, '\', '/')))
-      installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded = true;
-    else
-      installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded = false;
-    endif
-  endfor
-  for i = 1:length (local_packages)
-    if (strfind (tmppath, strrep (local_packages{i}.dir, '\', '/')))
-      local_packages{i}.loaded = true;
-    else
-      local_packages{i}.loaded = false;
-    endif
-  endfor
-  for i = 1:length (global_packages)
-    if (strfind (tmppath, strrep (global_packages{i}.dir, '\', '/')))
-      global_packages{i}.loaded = true;
-    else
-      global_packages{i}.loaded = false;
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Should we return something?
-  if (nargout == 2)
-    out1 = local_packages;
-    out2 = global_packages;
-    return;
-  elseif (nargout == 1)
-    out1 = installed_pkgs_lst;
-    return;
-  endif
-
-  ## We shouldn't return something, so we'll print something.
-  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
-  if (num_packages == 0)
-    printf ("no packages installed.\n");
-    return;
-  endif
-
-  ## Compute the maximal lengths of name, version, and dir.
-  h1 = "Package Name";
-  h2 = "Version";
-  h3 = "Installation directory";
-  max_name_length = length (h1);
-  max_version_length = length (h2);
-  names = cell (num_packages, 1);
-  for i = 1:num_packages
-    max_name_length = max (max_name_length,
-                           length (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name));
-    max_version_length = max (max_version_length,
-                              length (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.version));
-    names{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-  endfor
-  max_dir_length = terminal_size()(2) - max_name_length - ...
-                                             max_version_length - 7;
-  if (max_dir_length < 20)
-     max_dir_length = Inf;
-  endif
-
-  h1 = postpad (h1, max_name_length + 1, " ");
-  h2 = postpad (h2, max_version_length, " ");;
-
-  ## Print a header.
-  header = sprintf("%s | %s | %s\n", h1, h2, h3);
-  printf (header);
-  tmp = sprintf (repmat ("-", 1, length(header)-1));
-  tmp(length(h1)+2) = "+";
-  tmp(length(h1)+length(h2)+5) = "+";
-  printf ("%s\n", tmp);
-
-  ## Print the packages.
-  format = sprintf ("%%%ds %%1s| %%%ds | %%s\n", max_name_length,
-                    max_version_length);
-  [dummy, idx] = sort (names);
-  for i = 1:num_packages
-    cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.name;
-    cur_version = installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.version;
-    cur_dir = installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.dir;
-    if (length (cur_dir) > max_dir_length)
-      first_char = length (cur_dir) - max_dir_length + 4;
-      first_filesep = strfind (cur_dir(first_char:end), filesep());
-      if (! isempty (first_filesep))
-        cur_dir = cstrcat ("...",
-                          cur_dir((first_char + first_filesep(1) - 1):end));
-      else
-        cur_dir = cstrcat ("...", cur_dir(first_char:end));
-      endif
-    endif
-    if (installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.loaded)
-      cur_loaded = "*";
-    else
-      cur_loaded = " ";
-    endif
-    printf (format, cur_name, cur_loaded, cur_version, cur_dir);
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-function load_packages (files, handle_deps, local_list, global_list)
-  installed_pkgs_lst = installed_packages (local_list, global_list);
-  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
-
-  ## Read package names and installdirs into a more convenient format.
-  pnames = pdirs = cell (1, num_packages);
-  for i = 1:num_packages
-    pnames{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-    pdirs{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir;
-  endfor
-
-  ## Load all.
-  if (length (files) == 1 && strcmp (files{1}, "all"))
-    idx = [1:length(installed_pkgs_lst)];
-  ## Load auto.
-  elseif (length (files) == 1 && strcmp (files{1}, "auto"))
-    idx = [];
-    for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-      if (exist (fullfile (pdirs{i}, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
-        idx (end + 1) = i;
-      endif
-    endfor
-  ## Load package_name1 ...
-  else
-    idx = [];
-    for i = 1:length (files)
-      idx2 = find (strcmp (pnames, files{i}));
-      if (! any (idx2))
-          error ("package %s is not installed", files{i});
-      endif
-      idx (end + 1) = idx2;
-    endfor
-  endif
-
-  ## Load the packages, but take care of the ordering of dependencies.
-  load_packages_and_dependencies (idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst, true);
-endfunction
-
-function unload_packages (files, handle_deps, local_list, global_list)
-  installed_pkgs_lst = installed_packages (local_list, global_list);
-  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
-
-  ## Read package names and installdirs into a more convenient format.
-  pnames = pdirs = cell (1, num_packages);
-  for i = 1:num_packages
-    pnames{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
-    pdirs{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir;
-    pdeps{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.depends;
-  endfor
-
-  ## Get the current octave path.
-  p = split_by (path(), pathsep ());
-
-  if (length (files) == 1 && strcmp (files{1}, "all"))
-    ## Unload all.
-    dirs = pdirs;
-    desc = installed_pkgs_lst;
-  else
-    ## Unload package_name1 ...
-    dirs = {};
-    desc = {};
-    for i = 1:length (files)
-      idx = strcmp (pnames, files{i});
-      if (! any (idx))
-        error ("package %s is not installed", files{i});
-      endif
-        dirs{end+1} = pdirs{idx};
-        desc{end+1} = installed_pkgs_lst{idx};
-      endfor
-  endif
-
-  ## Check for architecture dependent directories.
-  archdirs = {};
-  for i = 1:length (dirs)
-    tmpdir = getarchdir (desc{i});
-    if (exist (tmpdir, "dir"))
-      archdirs{end+1} = dirs{i};
-      archdirs{end+1} = tmpdir;
-    else
-      archdirs{end+1} = dirs{i};
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Unload the packages.
-  for i = 1:length (archdirs)
-    d = archdirs{i};
-    idx = strcmp (p, d);
-    if (any (idx))
-      rmpath (d);
-      ## FIXME: We should also check if we need to remove items from
-      ## EXEC_PATH.
-    endif
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-function [status_out, msg_out] = rm_rf (dir)
-  if (exist (dir))
-    crr = confirm_recursive_rmdir (false, "local");
-    [status, msg] = rmdir (dir, "s");
-  else
-    status = 1;
-    msg = "";
-  endif
-  if (nargout > 0)
-    status_out = status;
-  endif
-  if (nargout > 1)
-    msg_out = msg;
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function emp = dirempty (nm, ign)
-  if (exist (nm, "dir"))
-    if (nargin < 2)
-      ign = {".", ".."};
-    else
-      ign = [{".", ".."}, ign];
-    endif
-    l = dir (nm);
-    for i = 1:length (l)
-      found = false;
-      for j = 1:length (ign)
-        if (strcmp (l(i).name, ign{j}))
-          found = true;
-          break;
-        endif
-      endfor
-      if (! found)
-        emp = false;
-        return
-      endif
-    endfor
-    emp = true;
-  else
-    emp = true;
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function arch = getarch ()
-  persistent _arch = cstrcat (octave_config_info ("canonical_host_type"),
-                              "-", octave_config_info ("api_version"));
-  arch = _arch;
-endfunction
-
-function archprefix = getarchprefix (desc, global_install)
-  if ((nargin == 2 && global_install) || (nargin < 2 && issuperuser ()))
-    archprefix = fullfile (octave_config_info ("libdir"), "octave",
-                           "packages", cstrcat(desc.name, "-", desc.version));
-  else
-    archprefix = desc.dir;
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function archdir = getarchdir (desc)
-  archdir = fullfile (desc.archprefix, getarch());
-endfunction
-
-function s = issuperuser ()
-  if ((ispc () && ! isunix ()) || (geteuid() == 0))
-    s = true;
-  else
-    s = false;
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function [status, output] = shell (cmd)
-  persistent have_sh;
-
-  cmd = strrep (cmd, "\\", "/");
-  if (ispc () && ! isunix ())
-    if (isempty(have_sh))
-      if (system("sh.exe -c \"exit\""))
-        have_sh = false;
-      else
-        have_sh = true;
-      endif
-    endif
-    if (have_sh)
-      [status, output] = system (cstrcat ("sh.exe -c \"", cmd, "\""));
-    else
-      error ("Can not find the command shell");
-    endif
-  else
-    [status, output] = system (cmd);
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function newdesc = save_order (desc)
-  newdesc = {};
-  for i = 1 : length(desc)
-    deps = desc{i}.depends;
-    if (isempty (deps)
-        || (length (deps) == 1 && strcmp(deps{1}.package, "octave")))
-      newdesc {end + 1} = desc{i};
-    else
-      tmpdesc = {};
-      for k = 1 : length (deps)
-        for j = 1 : length (desc)
-          if (strcmp (desc{j}.name, deps{k}.package))
-            tmpdesc{end+1} = desc{j};
-            break;
-          endif
-        endfor
-      endfor
-      if (! isempty (tmpdesc))
-        newdesc = {newdesc{:}, save_order(tmpdesc){:}, desc{i}};
-      else
-        newdesc{end+1} = desc{i};
-      endif
-    endif
-  endfor
-  ## Eliminate the duplicates.
-  idx = [];
-  for i = 1 : length (newdesc)
-    for j = (i + 1) : length (newdesc)
-      if (strcmp (newdesc{i}.name, newdesc{j}.name))
-        idx (end + 1) = j;
-      endif
-    endfor
-  endfor
-  newdesc(idx) = [];
-endfunction
-
-function load_packages_and_dependencies (idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst,
-                                         global_install)
-  idx = load_package_dirs (idx, [], handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst);
-  dirs = {};
-  execpath = EXEC_PATH ();
-  for i = idx;
-    ndir = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir;
-    dirs{end+1} = ndir;
-    if (exist (fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"), "dir"))
-      execpath = cstrcat (execpath, pathsep (), fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"));
-    endif
-    tmpdir = getarchdir (installed_pkgs_lst{i});
-    if (exist (tmpdir, "dir"))
-      dirs{end + 1} = tmpdir;
-      if (exist (fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"), "dir"))
-        execpath = cstrcat (execpath, pathsep (), fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"));
-      endif
-    endif
-  endfor
-
-  ## Load the packages.
-  if (length (dirs) > 0)
-    addpath (dirs{:});
-  endif
-
-  ## Add the binaries to exec_path.
-  if (! strcmp (EXEC_PATH, execpath))
-    EXEC_PATH (execpath);
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-function idx = load_package_dirs (lidx, idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst)
-  for i = lidx
-    if (isfield (installed_pkgs_lst{i}, "loaded")
-        && installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded)
-      continue;
-    else
-      if (handle_deps)
-        deps = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.depends;
-        if ((length (deps) > 1)
-            || (length (deps) == 1 && ! strcmp(deps{1}.package, "octave")))
-          tmplidx = [];
-          for k = 1 : length (deps)
-            for j = 1 : length (installed_pkgs_lst)
-              if (strcmp (installed_pkgs_lst{j}.name, deps{k}.package))
-                tmplidx (end + 1) = j;
-                break;
-              endif
-            endfor
-          endfor
-          idx = load_package_dirs (tmplidx, idx, handle_deps,
-                                 installed_pkgs_lst);
-        endif
-      endif
-      if (isempty (find(idx == i)))
-        idx (end + 1) = i;
-      endif
-    endif
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-function dep = is_architecture_dependent (nm)
-  persistent archdepsuffix = {".oct",".mex",".a",".lib",".so",".so.*",".dll","dylib"};
-
-  dep = false;
-  for i = 1 : length (archdepsuffix)
-    ext = archdepsuffix{i};
-    if (ext(end) == "*")
-      isglob = true;
-      ext(end) = [];
-    else
-      isglob = false;
-    endif
-    pos = strfind (nm, ext);
-    if (pos)
-      if (! isglob && (length(nm) - pos(end) != length(ext) - 1))
-        continue;
-      endif
-      dep = true;
-      break;
-    endif
-  endfor
-endfunction
-
-function [url, local_file] = get_forge_download (name)
-  [ver, url] = get_forge_pkg (name);
-  local_file = [name, "-", ver, ".tar.gz"];
-endfunction
-
-function list = list_forge_packages ()
-  [list, succ] = urlread ("http://octave.sourceforge.net/list_packages.php");
-  if (succ)
-    list = strsplit (list, " \n\t", true);
-  else
-    error ("pkg: could not read URL, please verify internet connection");
-  endif
-  if (nargout == 0)
-    page_screen_output (false, "local");
-    puts ("OctaveForge provides these packages:\n");
-    for i = 1:length (list)
-      try
-        ver = get_forge_pkg (list{i});
-      catch
-        ver = "unknown";
-      end_try_catch
-      printf ("  %s %s\n", list{i}, ver);
-    endfor
-  endif
-endfunction