Re: Adding URLs to package build process

[David Bateman]

Paul Kienzle wrote:
> There are a number of packages out on the net which are clearly
> intended to be used (otherwise they wouldn't be on the net in the
> first place) but don't have any stated license terms.  That means we
> cannot rehost them on octave-forge or include them in octave.  Authors
> of these packages frequently do not respond to requests for
> clarification.
>
> Could the packaging system be extended so that it can download for
> URLs, apply a simple patch to add the normal packaging information,
> and build the resulting package?
>
>     - Paul
>
>
This should be possible with a pre_install.m script including urlread of
the package..

D.

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