From 173adb7675ad0674caa27fe68b2b081cd99bd9d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yaroslav Halchenko Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:42:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] tids and bits into proj_matlab --- sphinx/proj_matlab.rst | 23 ++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/sphinx/proj_matlab.rst b/sphinx/proj_matlab.rst index 11984e8..ef5f906 100644 --- a/sphinx/proj_matlab.rst +++ b/sphinx/proj_matlab.rst @@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ There is a vast amount of Matlab-based software for neuro-imaging and psychological research. For various reasons, such software has not been considered for integration into Debian in the past. However, recent advances of the Octave_ project allow running a significant number of Matlab tools without -a proprietary environment. +the proprietary environment. To ease the transition to a completely open-source research environment, we are following a two-fold approach. On one hand we start packaging all relevant Octave-compatible software for Debian. On the other hand we work on a proper integration of (still) Matlab-only software. -The latter shall be achieved by establishing an adaptor Debian package that can +The latter shall be achieved by providing a support Debian package that can represent local Matlab installations to the Debian package management system. Moreover, this package provides helper tools that ease building MEX extensions from source during package installation with a local Matlab and therefor allow @@ -34,15 +34,16 @@ completely migrate to Octave when full compatibility for a particular software is achieved. This effort includes talking to upstream projects about the possibility to run -with Octave, as well as developing patches to achieve compatibility. +with Octave, as well as developing patches to achieve such compatibility. .. _Octave: http://www.gnu.org/software/octave Status ------ -A :ref:`Matlab-adaptor package ` draft is ready and available from -NeuroDebian. +A :ref:`Matlab-support package ` draft is ready, available +from NeuroDebian, and has been uploaded to `Debian NEW queue +`_ . Packaging of individual Matlab-based software has started. This includes :ref:`SPM ` and :ref:`Fieldtrip ` (see @@ -53,9 +54,17 @@ references_ for more packages). Expanding the coverage is planned. * Finish packaging of fieldtrip which is necessary to complete the packaging of SPM. * Adapt the packaging of `dynare `_ - in Debian to use the new adaptor package. Once this is done and reviewed by - its maintainers the adaptor package can be submitted for inclusion into + in Debian to use the new support package. Once this is done and reviewed by + its maintainers the support package can be submitted for inclusion into Debian proper. + * Create :ref:`matlab-psychtoolbox-3 ` to + complement :ref:`octave-psychtoolbox-3 `. + * Create :ref:`matlab-biosig ` to + complement :ref:`octave-biosig `. + * Package `EEGLAB `_. + * Upload :ref:`libgdf ` (including :ref:`matlab-gdf + `) to Debian proper as soon as :ref:`matlab-support + ` is accepted References ---------- -- 2.39.5