[Gretl-devel] function packages: browsing vs editing

Hello all, For one thing, we have had reports from both Sven and Artur about problems with the GUI function-package editor (see http://lists.wfu.edu/pipermail/gretl-devel/2016-November/007060.html and follow-ups for the latest case). I haven't been able to reproduce the reported problems, but that doesn't mean I don't believe they're real; I suppose they can arise under subtle combinations of circumstances. For another thing, we've had several instances over the last few months where people other than the editors of certain function packages have uploaded "updated versions" of these packages to the gretl server. It seems unlikely that such incidents were malicious; more likely it was just a matter of people clicking certain buttons "to see what would happen." For both of these reasons, it seems to me it would be good to separate the mechanism for browsing function packages from the mechanisms for editing and creating packages. Therefore, in current git, I have removed the toolbar-icons and popup-menu items for editing and creating packages from the gfn browser window. The package browser window is now just a browser; if you need GUI package editing or creation tools, please look under the main-window menu item "/Tools/Function packages." I haven't yet updated the Function Package Guide, but that will happen before the next release, which should be fairly soon. Allin