Re: [Gretl-devel] Function packages & negation operator
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008, Gordon Hughes wrote:
A. I have been trying to upload updated versions of my SFA
packages to the gretl server. The packages are created and seem
to operate properly on my computer. But the upload generates an
error message: "couldn't parse current_fnfiles/sfa_mod.gfn"...
Sorry, the mechanism for appending the sample script contained an
error, which made the resulting gfn file invalid XML. Thanks for
testing. This is now fixed in CVS and snapshot. (I also
corrected the sfa_mod.gfn that you uploaded and put it in place.)
B. The behaviour of the package editor suggests that a sample
script is required. Is this correct? As I recall this was not
the case in the past, but now the save command generates an
error message if there is no sample script. I understand that
it may be good practice but should it be a requirement? Also,
it would be convenient if the button marked "Edit sample script"
could provide the option to load a pre-written script.
Yes, this is new. I'll put it into the manual today for the 1.7.6
release. I think the sample script should be a requirement,
partly so that potential users have a template to follow and
partly so that the developers are able to test packages easily.
Allin.