On Aug 2 09:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to package and maintain orpie for Cygwin. orpie is a > fullscreen RPN calculator for the console. Its operation is similar to > that of modern HP calculators, but data entry has been optimized for > efficiency on a PC keyboard. Features include extensive scientific > calculator functionality, command completion, and a visible interactive > stack. > > orpie is written in OCaml. It is currently available in Debian stable: > http://packages.debian.org/stable/math/orpie. > > Home page: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~pelzlpj/orpie/ > License: GPL > > <setup.hint> > sdesc: "Fullscreen RPN calculator for the console" > ldesc: "Orpie is a fullscreen RPN calculator for the console. Its > operation is similar > to that of modern HP calculators, but data entry has been optimized for > efficiency on a PC keyboard. Features include extensive scientific > calculator > functionality, command completion, and a visible interactive stack." > category: Math > requires: cygwin gsl > </setup.hint> > > Package URLs are below. Please review and, if the package is found > suitable, upload. Thanks, Andrew. > > http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/cygwin/orpie/setup.hint > http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/cygwin/orpie/orpie-1.4.1-1.tar.bz2 > http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/cygwin/orpie/orpie-1.4.1-1-src.tar.bz2
Packaging looks ok to me, with one question left. The package installs /etc/orpierc. This file will be overwritten by later updates. Is that ok or would it be better to have this file in /etc/defaults/etc and install it from a postinstall script only if it doesn't exist? Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader mailto:cygwin@cygwin.com Red Hat, Inc.
