[Gretl-users] replacement for "install" command

I thought I'd broadcast a recent change in gretl git and snapshots: the "install" command (for installing function packages) has been replaced by a new "pkg" command. (But don't worry, the old one will still work until further notice, though its documentation has been dropped and it won't appear syntax-highlighted any more.) You can get help on "pkg" in the updated command reference, but it's quite similar to the prior syntax. The --local option behaves exactly as before. Here are some translations: old: install foo new: pkg install foo old: install foo --remove new: pkg unload foo old: install foo --purge new: pkg remove foo So you now need an "action word" (install, unload or remove) between the command word "pkg" and the name of the target package. It also struck me that the new "unload" and "remove" are maybe more self-explantory that the old "remove" and "purge". This is mostly cosmetic -- it was kinda offensive to the logical mind to type "install foo --remove"! -- but it also puts us on track to adding new modes for "pkg" if and when they seem useful ("query", for example, or perhaps "list" to show all installed packages, which wouldn't require a package name). Allin