Excerpts from Javier Rojas's message of Sat Dec 04 18:04:33 +0100 2010: > Regarding scripts in the www.vim.org site: > > * Is there any mechanism that allows a registered vim.org user to > update/maintain scripts that someone else uploaded in the past?
No. The only thing you can do is - try contacting the author - there is a "wiki" link (top right) Thus create a wiki page and say that you enhanced the script and that the new version is available at place XY - use the pbulic git repos which were created by vim-scripts.org > * Is there any way of eliminating a particular version of a script? I > only see functionality to upload a new version. If you're the author - yes. You can remove all downloadable items. > Are there any plans to upgrade the web site infrastructure, regarding > these issues? Its a hot topic. If you upload a plugin do you want others to appear and change your version without asking? So you have to decide about when a script is no longer maintained - authors may be on holiday ... The maintenance of scripts is complicated because there is > no way to delegate or transfer it to another user; hence we end up with > many[2] different[3] versions of the same script. Yes. Join vim-addon-manager. It has a maintained list of packages in vim-addon-manager-known-repositories. I added the feature "deprecated because" - so you can tell users that they should change and use a different package instead. Its not perfect - but its available today. The vim-addon-manager project also contains a list of related projects (see doc/*.txt) However vim-addon-manager is the only tool allowing users to specify plugin dependencies - making it easier to share and reuse code. Its no longer true that all plugins can be found on www.vim.org. But it still applies to most plugins. So I personally urge you to join the VAM attempt and be done - even thought it does not have a nice web page yet I hope all users are happy with it the way it is. Yours Marc Weber -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
