Re: RFS: lmfit

2010-03-19 Thread j . wuttke
Hi Sune: > I haven't yet downloaded the package, but it looks like there is some > library packaging basics missing here. How can you say that without looking into the packages ? What's missing ? > Libraries is supposed to be named libsomethingSOVERSION From what I see in Debian, some library

Re: RFS: lmfit

2010-03-12 Thread j . wuttke
Have you sent an ITP? done: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573584 - Joachim Forschu

Re: RFS: lmfit

2010-03-12 Thread j . wuttke
Salut Thibaut: Have you sent an ITP? not yet Unfortunately I don't think lmfit is... fit for Debian (yet): I believe it is a Debian policy to not accept libraries which are not used by any application in Debian. I cannot believe that a useful math subroutine will be rejected just because the

RFS: lmfit - sorry, I forget to say: please put me CC

2010-03-12 Thread j . wuttke
sorry, I forget to say: please put me CC, as I am not subscribed to this list - Joachim Forschungszent

RFS: lmfit

2010-03-12 Thread j . wuttke
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "lmfit". * Package name: lmfit Version : 3.1-1 Upstream Author : myself (Joachim Wuttke * URL : http://www.messen-und-deuten.de/lmfit/lmfit.html * License : public domain Section : libs It bui

RFS: new package lmfit: Levenberg-Marquardt least-squares minimization and curve fitting

2010-03-01 Thread j . wuttke
Dear prospective sponsor, I would greatly appreciate your help in adding lmfit to Debian. lmfit is a mathematical library for least-squares minimization and curve fitting. It uses the standard algorithm by Levenberg (1944), Marquardt (1963) and Moré (1978). It is based on the public-domain FORTR