Hi,
at the Gretl conference it seemed that sometimes function package
authors think they would have to write a big amount of documentation
(help file) for their package. So I want to repeat that this is not the
case (especially not for the first two or three releases)!
Yes, a help file is mandatory. Yes, every argument of each public
function must be briefly explained, in addition to the example script
which is also needed. But that's about it. I think everybody agrees that
it is better to make new packages available instead of postponing them.
(Of course, if the package is already some years old then authors might
be asked to provide additional documentation if they update their
package. But that's a different situation.)
So I encourage everybody who has some package sitting on their machines,
please submit/upload them with minimal documentation. (Including those
who were at the conference!)
Thank you,
sven
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