Reviewing Octave Forge packages

Since July 2022 Octave packages are organized by https://packages.octave.org.

The reviewing procedure in short:

1. Pick a package at https://sourceforge.net/p/octave/package-releases/
2. Copy the check-list below and fill it out, marking each box:
   • [x] for successfully passed
   • [ ] for not done / error (please give below the checklist a brief reason)
3. Paste your filled in check-list as a comment on the issue above
4. An Octave Forge Admin will try to look over your review and hopefully release the package.

Checklist

# Repository / Metadata

- [ ] release commit/changeset specified and present in repository
- [ ] `generate_package_html` / `make html` works without errors and warnings
- [ ] generated HTML documentation looks sane

# pkg-tool runs without errors or warnings

- [ ] `pkg install   foo`
- [ ] `pkg load      foo`
- [ ] `pkg unload    foo`
- [ ] `pkg uninstall foo`
- Above steps were run on Octave and OS versions:
  -  ________
  -  ________

# Package tests

- [ ] ran `pkg test foo`
- [ ] ran `doctest` 

# Package files in release candidate tarball

- [ ] `DESCRIPTION` version and release date updated
- [ ] `DESCRIPTION` minimum Octave tested
- [ ] `DESCRIPTION` all dependencies are listed
- [ ] `NEWS` version and date match
- [ ] `NEWS` big changes announced
- [ ] `INDEX` all (new) functions are listed
- [ ] version numbers in help text and function body (e.g., banners) updated
- [ ] license specifications in help text and function body agree `licensecheck -r`
- [ ] file permissions are readable/executable by all users
- [ ] junk files are removed (hidden dot files, backup files, results of configure runs, etc.)
- [ ] (optional if present) `src/configure.ac` version updated

Admin tasks

1. Upload release tarball to Individual Package Releases
2. Update https://octave.sourceforge.io/
   • Upload new package HTML documentation to /home/project-web/octave/htdocs/packages/foo/
   • Brief notes: `sftp` to look around the site: `sftp <user>@web.sourceforge.net`
   • Then `rsync -auvn --delete ...` to sync the particular package content.
3. Optional: Update news feed, add entry in htdocs/news.html
   • (currently unmaintained, after about March 2022)

SourceForge Project information

• admin accounts: https://sourceforge.net/p/octave/_members
• Package repositories
  • hg: https://sourceforge.net/p/octave/_list/hg
  • git: https://sourceforge.net/p/octave/_list/git
• Octave Forge web site https://octave.sourceforge.io and source code

File: .htaccess

<FilesMatch "\.svgz$">
Header set Content-Encoding gzip
</FilesMatch>

RewriteEngine on

# use PHP files in root directory
RewriteRule ^archive\.html$ /archive.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^bugs\.html$ /bugs.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^code\.html$ /code.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^developers\.html$ /developers.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^docs\.html$ /docs.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^FAQ\.html$ /FAQ.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^function_list\.html$ /function_list.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ /index.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^links\.html$ /links.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^NEWS\.html$ /NEWS.php [PT]
RewriteRule ^packages\.html$ /packages.php [PT]

# root directory of files for download
RewriteRule ^released-packages/$ https://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/ [R=307,L]

# a particular packages repository
RewriteRule ^pkg-repository/(.*)/$ https://sourceforge.net/p/octave/$1/ [R=307,L]

# don't rewrite paths in the following directories
RewriteRule ^templates(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^pkg_icon(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^java(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^doxygen32(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^doxygen34(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^doxygen36(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^doxygen38(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^doxygen40(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^doxygen41(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^coda(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^octave(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^octave\.old(/|$)(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^old_packages(/|$)(.*) - [L]

# webserver of sourceforge doesn't understand END rewrite rule flag,
# so we have to check for looping instead if necessary

# forbid direct access to packages directory
RewriteCond %{ENV:REDIRECT_STATUS} ^$
RewriteRule ^packages(/|$)(.*) - [F]

# paths in all other sudirectories are rewritten to be under directory
# "packages"
RewriteCond %{ENV:REDIRECT_STATUS} ^$
RewriteRule ^(.+/.*) /packages/$1 [L]

# FIXME: Trailing slash is not appended for (non-existing, to be
# re-written) package directories at top level. This should be cured
# in a better way than with the following.
RewriteCond %{ENV:REDIRECT_STATUS} ^$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.+) /packages/$1/ [L]


<FilesMatch "\.(php|css)$">
FileETag None
<ifModule mod_headers.c>
Header unset ETag
Header unset Expires
Header set Cache-Control "no-cache, must-revalidate"
</ifModule>
</FilesMatch>