changeset 110061:b16d23b49c5e

Merge from mainline.
author Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>
date Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:42:25 +0000
parents d575ee440ad4 (current diff) 6939db1ee97b (diff)
children 18cbc8672753
files
diffstat 28 files changed, 2617 insertions(+), 190 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/.bzrignore	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/.bzrignore	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@
 src/prefix-args*
 src/stamp-oldxmenu
 src/temacs
+test/indent/*.new
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,57 @@
+2010-08-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* progmodes/octave-mod.el (octave-font-lock-keywords): Use regexp-opt.
+	(octave-mode-map): Remove special bindings for forward/backward-block
+	and octave-backward-up-block.  Use smie-close-block.
+	(octave-continuation-marker-regexp): New var.
+	(octave-continuation-regexp): Use it.
+	(octave-operator-table, octave-smie-op-levels)
+	(octave-operator-regexp, octave-smie-indent-rules): New vars.
+	(octave-smie-backward-token, octave-smie-forward-token): New funs.
+	(octave-mode): Use SMIE.
+	(octave-close-block): Delete.
+
+2010-08-30  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+	* menu-bar.el (menu-bar-edit-menu) <"Paste">: Check selection in
+	CLIPBOARD, not in PRIMARY.  (Bug#6944)
+
+2010-08-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* emacs-lisp/smie.el (smie-indent-offset-rule): Let :parent take
+	a list of parents.
+	(smie-indent-column): Allow indirection through variables.
+
+	* composite.el (save-buffer-state): Delete, unused.
+	* font-lock.el (save-buffer-state): Use with-silent-modifications.
+	(font-lock-default-fontify-region): Use with-syntax-table.
+	* jit-lock.el (with-buffer-unmodified): Remove.
+	(with-buffer-prepared-for-jit-lock): Use with-silent-modifications.
+
+	Use `declare' in defmacros.
+	* window.el (save-selected-window):
+	* subr.el (with-temp-file, with-temp-message, with-syntax-table):
+	* progmodes/python.el (def-python-skeleton):
+	* net/dbus.el (dbus-ignore-errors):
+	* jka-cmpr-hook.el (with-auto-compression-mode):
+	* international/mule.el (with-category-table):
+	* emacs-lisp/timer.el (with-timeout):
+	* emacs-lisp/lisp-mnt.el (lm-with-file):
+	* emacs-lisp/eieio.el (with-slots):
+	* emacs-lisp/easymenu.el (easy-menu-define):
+	* emacs-lisp/debug.el (debugger-env-macro):
+	* emacs-lisp/cl-compat.el (Multiple-value-bind, Multiple-value-setq)
+	(Multiple-value-call, Multiple-value-prog1):
+	* emacs-lisp/cl-seq.el (cl-parsing-keywords, cl-check-key)
+	(cl-check-test-nokey, cl-check-test, cl-check-match): Move indent and
+	edebug rule to definition.
+	* emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el (save-selected-window)
+	(with-current-buffer, combine-after-change-calls)
+	(with-output-to-string, with-temp-file, with-temp-buffer)
+	(with-temp-message, with-syntax-table, read-if, eval-after-load)
+	(dolist, dotimes, when, unless):
+	* emacs-lisp/byte-run.el (inline): Remove indent rule, redundant.
+
 2010-08-29  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
 	* finder.el: Require `package'.
@@ -7,8 +61,8 @@
 	(finder-compile-keywords): Compute package--builtins and
 	finder-keywords-hash instead of finder-keywords-hash, respecting
 	the "Package" header.
-	(finder-unknown-keywords, finder-list-matches): Use
-	finder-keywords-hash and package--list-packages.
+	(finder-unknown-keywords, finder-list-matches):
+	Use finder-keywords-hash and package--list-packages.
 	(finder-mode): Don't set font-lock-defaults.
 	(finder-exit): We don't use "*Finder-package*" and "*Finder
 	Category*" buffers anymore.
--- a/lisp/composite.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/composite.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -413,27 +413,6 @@
 
 ;;; Automatic character composition.
 
-;; Copied from font-lock.el.
-(eval-when-compile
-  ;; Borrowed from lazy-lock.el.
-  ;; We use this to preserve or protect things when modifying text properties.
-  (defmacro save-buffer-state (varlist &rest body)
-    "Bind variables according to VARLIST and eval BODY restoring buffer state."
-    `(let* ,(append varlist
-		    '((modified (buffer-modified-p)) (buffer-undo-list t)
-		      (inhibit-read-only t) (inhibit-point-motion-hooks t)
-		      (inhibit-modification-hooks t)
-		      deactivate-mark buffer-file-name buffer-file-truename))
-       ,@body
-       (unless modified
-	 (restore-buffer-modified-p nil))))
-  ;; Fixme: This makes bootstrapping fail with this error.
-  ;;   Symbol's function definition is void: eval-defun
-  ;;(def-edebug-spec save-buffer-state let)
-  )
-
-(put 'save-buffer-state 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-
 ;; These macros must match with C macros LGSTRING_XXX and LGLYPH_XXX in font.h
 (defsubst lgstring-header (gstring) (aref gstring 0))
 (defsubst lgstring-set-header (gstring header) (aset gstring 0 header))
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 ;; Redefined in byte-optimize.el.
 ;; This is not documented--it's not clear that we should promote it.
 (fset 'inline 'progn)
-(put 'inline 'lisp-indent-function 0)
 
 ;;; Interface to inline functions.
 
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-compat.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-compat.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@
 ;;; by capitalizing the first letter: Values, Multiple-value-*,
 ;;; to avoid conflict with the new-style definitions in cl-macs.
 
-(put 'Multiple-value-bind  'lisp-indent-function 2)
-(put 'Multiple-value-setq  'lisp-indent-function 2)
-(put 'Multiple-value-call  'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'Multiple-value-prog1 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-
 (defvar *mvalues-values* nil)
 
 (defun Values (&rest val-forms)
@@ -91,18 +86,22 @@
 	     (list *mvalues-temp*))))
 
 (defmacro Multiple-value-call (function &rest args)
+  (declare (indent 1))
   (list 'apply function
 	(cons 'append
 	      (mapcar (function (lambda (x) (list 'Multiple-value-list x)))
 		      args))))
 
 (defmacro Multiple-value-bind (vars form &rest body)
+  (declare (indent 2))
   (list* 'multiple-value-bind vars (list 'Multiple-value-list form) body))
 
 (defmacro Multiple-value-setq (vars form)
+  (declare (indent 2))
   (list 'multiple-value-setq vars (list 'Multiple-value-list form)))
 
 (defmacro Multiple-value-prog1 (form &rest body)
+  (declare (indent 1))
   (list 'prog1 form (list* 'let '((*mvalues-values* nil)) body)))
 
 
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-seq.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-seq.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 ;;; this file independent from cl-macs.
 
 (defmacro cl-parsing-keywords (kwords other-keys &rest body)
+  (declare (indent 2) (debug (sexp sexp &rest form)))
   (cons
    'let*
    (cons (mapcar
@@ -84,13 +85,13 @@
 					  (car cl-keys-temp)))
 			    '(setq cl-keys-temp (cdr (cdr cl-keys-temp)))))))
 	  body))))
-(put 'cl-parsing-keywords 'lisp-indent-function 2)
-(put 'cl-parsing-keywords 'edebug-form-spec '(sexp sexp &rest form))
 
 (defmacro cl-check-key (x)
+  (declare (debug edebug-forms))
   (list 'if 'cl-key (list 'funcall 'cl-key x) x))
 
 (defmacro cl-check-test-nokey (item x)
+  (declare (debug edebug-forms))
   (list 'cond
 	(list 'cl-test
 	      (list 'eq (list 'not (list 'funcall 'cl-test item x))
@@ -101,20 +102,17 @@
 		       (list 'equal item x) (list 'eq item x)))))
 
 (defmacro cl-check-test (item x)
+  (declare (debug edebug-forms))
   (list 'cl-check-test-nokey item (list 'cl-check-key x)))
 
 (defmacro cl-check-match (x y)
+  (declare (debug edebug-forms))
   (setq x (list 'cl-check-key x) y (list 'cl-check-key y))
   (list 'if 'cl-test
 	(list 'eq (list 'not (list 'funcall 'cl-test x y)) 'cl-test-not)
 	(list 'if (list 'numberp x)
 	      (list 'equal x y) (list 'eq x y))))
 
-(put 'cl-check-key 'edebug-form-spec 'edebug-forms)
-(put 'cl-check-test 'edebug-form-spec 'edebug-forms)
-(put 'cl-check-test-nokey 'edebug-form-spec 'edebug-forms)
-(put 'cl-check-match 'edebug-form-spec 'edebug-forms)
-
 (defvar cl-test) (defvar cl-test-not)
 (defvar cl-if) (defvar cl-if-not)
 (defvar cl-key)
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/debug.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/debug.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@
 	(insert ? )))
   (beginning-of-line))
 
-(put 'debugger-env-macro 'lisp-indent-function 0)
 (defmacro debugger-env-macro (&rest body)
   "Run BODY in original environment."
+  (declare (indent 0))
   `(save-excursion
     (if (null (buffer-name debugger-old-buffer))
         ;; old buffer deleted
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easymenu.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easymenu.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
   (if (stringp s) (intern s) s))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(put 'easy-menu-define 'lisp-indent-function 'defun)
-;;;###autoload
 (defmacro easy-menu-define (symbol maps doc menu)
   "Define a menu bar submenu in maps MAPS, according to MENU.
 
@@ -151,6 +149,7 @@
 as a solid horizontal line.
 
 A menu item can be a list with the same format as MENU.  This is a submenu."
+  (declare (indent defun))
   `(progn
      ,(if symbol `(defvar ,symbol nil ,doc))
      (easy-menu-do-define (quote ,symbol) ,maps ,doc ,menu)))
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@
 Where each VAR is the local variable given to the associated
 SLOT.  A slot specified without a variable name is given a
 variable name of the same name as the slot."
+  (declare (indent 2))
   ;; Transform the spec-list into a symbol-macrolet spec-list.
   (let ((mappings (mapcar (lambda (entry)
 			    (let ((var  (if (listp entry) (car entry) entry))
@@ -1618,8 +1619,6 @@
 			  spec-list)))
     (append (list 'symbol-macrolet mappings)
 	    body)))
-(put 'with-slots 'lisp-indent-function 2)
-
 
 ;;; Simple generators, and query functions.  None of these would do
 ;;  well embedded into an object.
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mnt.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mnt.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 (defmacro lm-with-file (file &rest body)
   "Execute BODY in a buffer containing the contents of FILE.
 If FILE is nil, execute BODY in the current buffer."
+  (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
   (let ((filesym (make-symbol "file")))
     `(let ((,filesym ,file))
        (if ,filesym
@@ -311,9 +312,6 @@
 	   (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
 	     ,@body))))))
 
-(put 'lm-with-file 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'lm-with-file 'edebug-form-spec t)
-
 ;; Fixme: Probably this should be amalgamated with copyright.el; also
 ;; we need a check for ranges in copyright years.
 
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -1210,31 +1210,17 @@
 (put 'prog2 'lisp-indent-function 2)
 (put 'save-excursion 'lisp-indent-function 0)
 (put 'save-window-excursion 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-(put 'save-selected-window 'lisp-indent-function 0)
 (put 'save-restriction 'lisp-indent-function 0)
 (put 'save-match-data 'lisp-indent-function 0)
 (put 'save-current-buffer 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-(put 'with-current-buffer 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'combine-after-change-calls 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-(put 'with-output-to-string 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-(put 'with-temp-file 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'with-temp-buffer 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-(put 'with-temp-message 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'with-syntax-table 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'let 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'let* 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'while 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'if 'lisp-indent-function 2)
-(put 'read-if 'lisp-indent-function 2)
 (put 'catch 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'condition-case 'lisp-indent-function 2)
 (put 'unwind-protect 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'with-output-to-temp-buffer 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'eval-after-load 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'dolist 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'dotimes 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'when 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-(put 'unless 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 
 (defun indent-sexp (&optional endpos)
   "Indent each line of the list starting just after point.
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -593,20 +593,21 @@
 \(:bolp . OFFSET-RULES)		If TOK is first on a line, use OFFSET-RULES.
 OFFSET				the offset to use.
 
-PARENT can be either the name of the parent or `open' to mean any parent
-which acts as an open-paren (i.e. has a nil left-precedence).
+PARENT can be either the name of the parent or a list of such names.
 
 OFFSET can be of the form:
 `point'				align with the token.
 `parent'				align with the parent.
 NUMBER				offset by NUMBER.
 \(+ OFFSETS...)			use the sum of OFFSETS.
+VARIABLE			use the value of VARIABLE as offset.
 
 The precise meaning of `point' depends on various details: it can
 either mean the position of the token we're indenting, or the
 position of its parent, or the position right after its parent.
 
-A nil offset for indentation after a token defaults to `smie-indent-basic'.")
+A nil offset for indentation after an opening token defaults
+to `smie-indent-basic'.")
 
 (defun smie-indent-hanging-p ()
   ;; A hanging keyword is one that's at the end of a line except it's not at
@@ -674,8 +675,9 @@
             (save-excursion
               (if after (goto-char after))
               (setq parent (smie-backward-sexp 'halfsexp))))
-          (when (or (equal (nth 2 parent) (cadr rule))
-                    (and (eq (cadr rule) 'open) (null (car parent))))
+          (when (if (listp (cadr rule))
+                    (member (nth 2 parent) (cadr rule))
+                  (equal (nth 2 parent) (cadr rule)))
             (setq rules (cddr rule))))
          (t (error "Unknown rule %s for indentation of %s"
                    rule (car tokinfo))))))
@@ -726,6 +728,8 @@
     (if (consp parent) (goto-char (cadr parent)))
     (smie-indent-virtual))
    ((eq offset nil) nil)
+   ((and (symbolp offset) (boundp 'offset))
+    (smie-indent-column (symbol-value offset) base parent virtual-point))
    (t (error "Unknown indentation offset %s" offset))))
 
 (defun smie-indent-forward-token ()
@@ -1016,6 +1020,7 @@
        (positions
         ;; We're the first arg.
         (goto-char (car positions))
+        ;; FIXME: Use smie-indent-column.
         (+ (smie-indent-offset 'args)
            ;; We used to use (smie-indent-virtual), but that
            ;; doesn't seem right since it might then indent args less than
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -443,8 +443,6 @@
   "This is the timer function used for the timer made by `with-timeout'."
   (throw tag 'timeout))
 
-(put 'with-timeout 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-
 (defvar with-timeout-timers nil
   "List of all timers used by currently pending `with-timeout' calls.")
 
@@ -456,6 +454,7 @@
 if the program loops without waiting in any way, the timeout will not
 be detected.
 \n(fn (SECONDS TIMEOUT-FORMS...) BODY)"
+  (declare (indent 1))
   (let ((seconds (car list))
 	(timeout-forms (cdr list)))
     `(let ((with-timeout-tag (cons nil nil))
--- a/lisp/font-lock.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/font-lock.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -615,21 +615,10 @@
   (defmacro save-buffer-state (varlist &rest body)
     "Bind variables according to VARLIST and eval BODY restoring buffer state."
     (declare (indent 1) (debug let))
-    (let ((modified (make-symbol "modified")))
-      `(let* ,(append varlist
-		      `((,modified (buffer-modified-p))
-			(buffer-undo-list t)
-			(inhibit-read-only t)
-			(inhibit-point-motion-hooks t)
-			(inhibit-modification-hooks t)
-			deactivate-mark
-			buffer-file-name
-			buffer-file-truename))
-	 (unwind-protect
-	     (progn
-	       ,@body)
-	   (unless ,modified
-	     (restore-buffer-modified-p nil))))))
+    `(let* ,(append varlist
+                    `((inhibit-point-motion-hooks t)))
+       (with-silent-modifications
+         ,@body)))
   ;;
   ;; Shut up the byte compiler.
   (defvar font-lock-face-attributes))	; Obsolete but respected if set.
@@ -1125,38 +1114,33 @@
 (defun font-lock-default-fontify-region (beg end loudly)
   (save-buffer-state
       ((parse-sexp-lookup-properties
-        (or parse-sexp-lookup-properties font-lock-syntactic-keywords))
-       (old-syntax-table (syntax-table)))
-    (unwind-protect
-	(save-restriction
-	  (unless font-lock-dont-widen (widen))
-	  ;; Use the fontification syntax table, if any.
-	  (when font-lock-syntax-table
-	    (set-syntax-table font-lock-syntax-table))
-          ;; Extend the region to fontify so that it starts and ends at
-          ;; safe places.
-          (let ((funs font-lock-extend-region-functions)
-                (font-lock-beg beg)
-                (font-lock-end end))
-            (while funs
-              (setq funs (if (or (not (funcall (car funs)))
-                                 (eq funs font-lock-extend-region-functions))
-                             (cdr funs)
-                           ;; If there's been a change, we should go through
-                           ;; the list again since this new position may
-                           ;; warrant a different answer from one of the fun
-                           ;; we've already seen.
-                           font-lock-extend-region-functions)))
-            (setq beg font-lock-beg end font-lock-end))
-	  ;; Now do the fontification.
-	  (font-lock-unfontify-region beg end)
-	  (when font-lock-syntactic-keywords
-	    (font-lock-fontify-syntactic-keywords-region beg end))
-	  (unless font-lock-keywords-only
-	    (font-lock-fontify-syntactically-region beg end loudly))
-	  (font-lock-fontify-keywords-region beg end loudly))
-      ;; Clean up.
-      (set-syntax-table old-syntax-table))))
+        (or parse-sexp-lookup-properties font-lock-syntactic-keywords)))
+    ;; Use the fontification syntax table, if any.
+    (with-syntax-table (or font-lock-syntax-table (syntax-table))
+      (save-restriction
+        (unless font-lock-dont-widen (widen))
+        ;; Extend the region to fontify so that it starts and ends at
+        ;; safe places.
+        (let ((funs font-lock-extend-region-functions)
+              (font-lock-beg beg)
+              (font-lock-end end))
+          (while funs
+            (setq funs (if (or (not (funcall (car funs)))
+                               (eq funs font-lock-extend-region-functions))
+                           (cdr funs)
+                         ;; If there's been a change, we should go through
+                         ;; the list again since this new position may
+                         ;; warrant a different answer from one of the fun
+                         ;; we've already seen.
+                         font-lock-extend-region-functions)))
+          (setq beg font-lock-beg end font-lock-end))
+        ;; Now do the fontification.
+        (font-lock-unfontify-region beg end)
+        (when font-lock-syntactic-keywords
+          (font-lock-fontify-syntactic-keywords-region beg end))
+        (unless font-lock-keywords-only
+          (font-lock-fontify-syntactically-region beg end loudly))
+        (font-lock-fontify-keywords-region beg end loudly)))))
 
 ;; The following must be rethought, since keywords can override fontification.
 ;;    ;; Now scan for keywords, but not if we are inside a comment now.
--- a/lisp/international/mule.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/international/mule.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -2297,13 +2297,12 @@
 	(setq table val)))
   (translate-region-internal start end table))
 
-(put 'with-category-table 'lisp-indent-function 1)
-
 (defmacro with-category-table (table &rest body)
   "Execute BODY like `progn' with TABLE the current category table.
 The category table of the current buffer is saved, BODY is evaluated,
 then the saved table is restored, even in case of an abnormal exit.
 Value is what BODY returns."
+  (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
   (let ((old-table (make-symbol "old-table"))
 	(old-buffer (make-symbol "old-buffer")))
     `(let ((,old-table (category-table))
--- a/lisp/jit-lock.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/jit-lock.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -32,33 +32,13 @@
 (eval-when-compile
   (require 'cl)
 
-  (defmacro with-buffer-unmodified (&rest body)
-    "Eval BODY, preserving the current buffer's modified state."
-    (declare (debug t))
-    (let ((modified (make-symbol "modified")))
-      `(let ((,modified (buffer-modified-p)))
-	 (unwind-protect
-	     (progn ,@body)
-	   (unless ,modified
-	     (restore-buffer-modified-p nil))))))
-
   (defmacro with-buffer-prepared-for-jit-lock (&rest body)
     "Execute BODY in current buffer, overriding several variables.
 Preserves the `buffer-modified-p' state of the current buffer."
     (declare (debug t))
-    `(let ((buffer-undo-list t)
-           (inhibit-read-only t)
-           (inhibit-point-motion-hooks t)
-           (inhibit-modification-hooks t)
-           deactivate-mark
-           buffer-file-name
-           buffer-file-truename)
-       ;; Do reset the modification status from within the let, since
-       ;; otherwise set-buffer-modified-p may try to unlock the file.
-       (with-buffer-unmodified
-           ,@body))))
-
-
+    `(let ((inhibit-point-motion-hooks t))
+       (with-silent-modifications
+         ,@body))))
 
 ;;; Customization.
 
--- a/lisp/jka-cmpr-hook.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/jka-cmpr-hook.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@
 
 (defmacro with-auto-compression-mode (&rest body)
   "Evalute BODY with automatic file compression and uncompression enabled."
+  (declare (indent 0))
   (let ((already-installed (make-symbol "already-installed")))
     `(let ((,already-installed (jka-compr-installed-p)))
        (unwind-protect
@@ -344,8 +345,6 @@
 	     ,@body)
 	 (unless ,already-installed
 	   (jka-compr-uninstall))))))
-(put 'with-auto-compression-mode 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-
 
 ;; This is what we need to know about jka-compr-handler
 ;; in order to decide when to call it.
--- a/lisp/menu-bar.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/menu-bar.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
 			    ;; Emacs compiled --without-x doesn't have
 			    ;; x-selection-exists-p.
 			    (and (fboundp 'x-selection-exists-p)
-				 (x-selection-exists-p))
+				 (x-selection-exists-p 'CLIPBOARD))
 			    kill-ring)
 			   (not buffer-read-only))
 	      :help ,(purecopy "Paste (yank) text most recently cut/copied")))
--- a/lisp/net/dbus.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/net/dbus.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -92,12 +92,10 @@
 (defmacro dbus-ignore-errors (&rest body)
   "Execute BODY; signal D-Bus error when `dbus-debug' is non-nil.
 Otherwise, return result of last form in BODY, or all other errors."
+  (declare (indent 0) (debug t))
   `(condition-case err
        (progn ,@body)
      (dbus-error (when dbus-debug (signal (car err) (cdr err))))))
-
-(put 'dbus-ignore-errors 'lisp-indent-function 0)
-(put 'dbus-ignore-errors 'edebug-form-spec '(form body))
 (font-lock-add-keywords 'emacs-lisp-mode '("\\<dbus-ignore-errors\\>"))
 
 (defvar dbus-event-error-hooks nil
--- a/lisp/progmodes/octave-mod.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/octave-mod.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@
   (list
    ;; Fontify all builtin keywords.
    (cons (concat "\\<\\("
-		 (mapconcat 'identity octave-reserved-words "\\|")
-		 (mapconcat 'identity octave-text-functions "\\|")
+		 (regexp-opt (append octave-reserved-words
+                                     octave-text-functions))
 		 "\\)\\>")
 	 'font-lock-keyword-face)
    ;; Fontify all builtin operators.
@@ -223,13 +223,10 @@
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-n" 'octave-next-code-line)
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-a" 'octave-beginning-of-line)
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-e" 'octave-end-of-line)
-    (define-key map "\C-c\M-\C-n" 'octave-forward-block)
-    (define-key map "\C-c\M-\C-p" 'octave-backward-block)
-    (define-key map "\C-c\M-\C-u" 'octave-backward-up-block)
     (define-key map "\C-c\M-\C-d" 'octave-down-block)
     (define-key map "\C-c\M-\C-h" 'octave-mark-block)
-    (define-key map "\C-c]" 'octave-close-block)
-    (define-key map "\C-c/" 'octave-close-block)
+    (define-key map "\C-c]" 'smie-close-block)
+    (define-key map "\C-c/" 'smie-close-block)
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-f" 'octave-insert-defun)
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-h" 'octave-help)
     (define-key map "\C-c\C-il" 'octave-send-line)
@@ -261,12 +258,9 @@
       ["End of Continuation"	octave-end-of-line t]
       ["Split Line at Point"	octave-indent-new-comment-line t])
     ("Blocks"
-      ["Next Block"		octave-forward-block t]
-      ["Previous Block"		octave-backward-block t]
       ["Down Block"		octave-down-block t]
-      ["Up Block"		octave-backward-up-block t]
       ["Mark Block"		octave-mark-block t]
-      ["Close Block"		octave-close-block t])
+      ["Close Block"		smie-close-block t])
     ("Functions"
       ["Indent Function"	octave-indent-defun t]
       ["Insert Function"	octave-insert-defun t])
@@ -386,8 +380,11 @@
   "Extra indentation applied to Octave continuation lines."
   :type 'integer
   :group 'octave)
+(eval-and-compile
+  (defconst octave-continuation-marker-regexp "\\\\\\|\\.\\.\\."))
 (defvar octave-continuation-regexp
-  "[^#%\n]*\\(\\\\\\|\\.\\.\\.\\)\\s-*\\(\\s<.*\\)?$")
+  (concat "[^#%\n]*\\(" octave-continuation-marker-regexp
+          "\\)\\s-*\\(\\s<.*\\)?$"))
 (defcustom octave-continuation-string "\\"
   "Character string used for Octave continuation lines.  Normally \\."
   :type 'string
@@ -425,6 +422,143 @@
   :group 'octave)
 
 
+;;; SMIE indentation
+
+(require 'smie)
+
+(defconst octave-operator-table
+  '((assoc ";" "\n") (assoc ",") ; The doc claims they have equal precedence!?
+    (right "=" "+=" "-=" "*=" "/=")
+    (assoc "&&") (assoc "||") ; The doc claims they have equal precedence!?
+    (assoc "&") (assoc "|")   ; The doc claims they have equal precedence!?
+    (nonassoc "<" "<=" "==" ">=" ">" "!=" "~=")
+    (nonassoc ":")                      ;No idea what this is.
+    (assoc "+" "-")
+    (assoc "*" "/" "\\" ".\\" ".*" "./")
+    (nonassoc "'" ".'")
+    (nonassoc "++" "--" "!" "~")        ;And unary "+" and "-".
+    (right "^" "**" ".^" ".**")
+    ;; It's not really an operator, but for indentation purposes it
+    ;; could be convenient to treat it as one.
+    (assoc "...")))
+
+(defconst octave-smie-op-levels
+  (smie-prec2-levels
+   (smie-merge-prec2s
+    (smie-bnf-precedence-table
+     '((atom)
+       ;; We can't distinguish the first element in a sequence with
+       ;; precedence grammars, so we can't distinguish the condition
+       ;; if the `if' from the subsequent body, for example.
+       ;; This has to be done later in the indentation rules.
+       (exp (exp "\n" exp)
+            ;; We need to mention at least one of the operators in this part
+            ;; of the grammar: if the BNF and the operator table have
+            ;; no overlap, SMIE can't know how they relate.
+            (exp ";" exp)
+            ("try" exp "catch" exp "end_try_catch")
+            ("try" exp "catch" exp "end")
+            ("unwind_protect" exp
+             "unwind_protect_cleanup" exp "end_unwind_protect")
+            ("unwind_protect" exp "unwind_protect_cleanup" exp "end")
+            ("for" exp "endfor")
+            ("for" exp "end")
+            ("do" exp "until" atom)
+            ("while" exp "endwhile")
+            ("while" exp "end")
+            ("if" exp "endif")
+            ("if" exp "else" exp "endif")
+            ("if" exp "elseif" exp "else" exp "endif")
+            ("if" exp "elseif" exp "elseif" exp "else" exp "endif")
+            ("if" exp "elseif" exp "elseif" exp "else" exp "end")
+            ("switch" exp "case" exp "endswitch")
+            ("switch" exp "case" exp "otherwise" exp "endswitch")
+            ("switch" exp "case" exp "case" exp "otherwise" exp "endswitch")
+            ("switch" exp "case" exp "case" exp "otherwise" exp "end")
+            ("function" exp "endfunction")
+            ("function" exp "end"))
+       ;; (fundesc (atom "=" atom))
+       )
+     '((assoc "\n" ";")))
+
+    (smie-precs-precedence-table
+     (append octave-operator-table
+             '((nonassoc " -dummy- "))) ;Bogus anchor at the end.
+     ))))
+
+;; Tokenizing needs to be refined so that ";;" is treated as two
+;; tokens and also so as to recognize the \n separator (and
+;; corresponding continuation lines).
+
+(defconst octave-operator-regexp
+  (regexp-opt (apply 'append (mapcar 'cdr octave-operator-table))))
+
+(defun octave-smie-backward-token ()
+  (let ((pos (point)))
+    (forward-comment (- (point)))
+    (cond
+     ((and (not (eq (char-before) ?\;)) ;Coalesce ";" and "\n".
+           (> pos (line-end-position))
+           (if (looking-back octave-continuation-marker-regexp (- (point) 3))
+               (progn
+                 (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
+                 (forward-comment (- (point)))
+                 nil)
+             t)
+           ;; Ignore it if it's within parentheses.
+           (let ((ppss (syntax-ppss)))
+             (not (and (nth 1 ppss)
+                       (eq ?\( (char-after (nth 1 ppss)))))))
+      (skip-chars-forward " \t")
+      ;; Why bother distinguishing \n and ;?
+      ";") ;;"\n"
+     ((and (looking-back octave-operator-regexp (- (point) 3) 'greedy)
+           ;; Don't mistake a string quote for a transpose.
+           (not (looking-back "\\s\"" (1- (point)))))
+      (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
+      (match-string-no-properties 0))
+     (t
+      (smie-default-backward-token)))))
+
+(defun octave-smie-forward-token ()
+  (skip-chars-forward " \t")
+  (when (looking-at (eval-when-compile
+                      (concat "\\(" octave-continuation-marker-regexp
+                              "\\)[ \t]*\\($\\|[%#]\\)")))
+    (goto-char (match-end 1))
+    (forward-comment 1))
+  (cond
+   ((and (looking-at "$\\|[%#]")
+         ;; Ignore it if it's within parentheses.
+         (prog1 (let ((ppss (syntax-ppss)))
+                  (not (and (nth 1 ppss)
+                            (eq ?\( (char-after (nth 1 ppss))))))
+           (forward-comment (point-max))))
+    ;; Why bother distinguishing \n and ;?
+    ";") ;;"\n"
+   ((looking-at ";[ \t]*\\($\\|[%#]\\)")
+    ;; Combine the ; with the subsequent \n.
+    (goto-char (match-beginning 1))
+    (forward-comment 1)
+    ";")
+   ((and (looking-at octave-operator-regexp)
+         ;; Don't mistake a string quote for a transpose.
+         (not (looking-at "\\s\"")))
+    (goto-char (match-end 0))
+    (match-string-no-properties 0))
+   (t
+    (smie-default-forward-token))))
+
+(defconst octave-smie-indent-rules
+  '((";"
+     (:parent ("function" "if" "while" "else" "elseif" "for" "otherwise"
+               "case" "try" "catch" "unwind_protect" "unwind_protect_cleanup")
+      ;; FIXME: don't hardcode 2.
+      (+ parent octave-block-offset))
+     ;; (:parent "switch" 4) ;For (invalid) code between switch and case.
+     0)
+    ((:before . "case") octave-block-offset)))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-derived-mode octave-mode prog-mode "Octave"
   "Major mode for editing Octave code.
@@ -511,7 +645,17 @@
 including a reproducible test case and send the message."
   (setq local-abbrev-table octave-abbrev-table)
 
-  (set (make-local-variable 'indent-line-function) 'octave-indent-line)
+  (smie-setup octave-smie-op-levels octave-smie-indent-rules)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'smie-indent-basic) 'octave-block-offset)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'smie-backward-token-function)
+       'octave-smie-backward-token)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'smie-forward-token-function)
+       'octave-smie-forward-token)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'forward-sexp-function)
+       'smie-forward-sexp-command)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'smie-closer-alist)
+       (mapcar (lambda (elem) (cons (car elem) (car (last elem))))
+               octave-block-match-alist))
 
   (set (make-local-variable 'comment-start) octave-comment-start)
   (set (make-local-variable 'comment-end) "")
@@ -924,29 +1068,6 @@
       (goto-char pos)
       (message "No block to mark found"))))
 
-(defun octave-close-block ()
-  "Close the current Octave block on a separate line.
-An error is signaled if no block to close is found."
-  (interactive)
-  (let (bb-keyword)
-    (condition-case nil
-	(progn
-	  (save-excursion
-	    (octave-backward-up-block 1)
-	    (setq bb-keyword (buffer-substring-no-properties
-			      (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))))
-	  (if (save-excursion
-		(beginning-of-line)
-		(looking-at "^\\s-*$"))
-	      (indent-according-to-mode)
-	    (octave-reindent-then-newline-and-indent))
-	  (insert (car (reverse
-			(assoc bb-keyword
-			       octave-block-match-alist))))
-	  (octave-reindent-then-newline-and-indent)
-	  t)
-      (error (message "No block to close found")))))
-
 (defun octave-blink-matching-block-open ()
   "Blink the matching Octave begin block keyword.
 If point is right after an Octave else or end type block keyword, move
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -2285,6 +2285,7 @@
 (eval-when-compile
   ;; Define a user-level skeleton and add it to the abbrev table.
 (defmacro def-python-skeleton (name &rest elements)
+  (declare (indent 2))
   (let* ((name (symbol-name name))
 	 (function (intern (concat "python-insert-" name))))
     `(progn
@@ -2297,7 +2298,6 @@
        (define-skeleton ,function
 	 ,(format "Insert Python \"%s\" template." name)
 	 ,@elements)))))
-(put 'def-python-skeleton 'lisp-indent-function 2)
 
 ;; From `skeleton-further-elements' set below:
 ;;  `<': outdent a level;
--- a/lisp/subr.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/subr.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -1630,6 +1630,7 @@
 	      load-elt (and loads (car loads)))))
     load-elt))
 
+(put 'eval-after-load 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (defun eval-after-load (file form)
   "Arrange that, if FILE is ever loaded, FORM will be run at that time.
 If FILE is already loaded, evaluate FORM right now.
@@ -2713,7 +2714,7 @@
   "Create a new buffer, evaluate BODY there, and write the buffer to FILE.
 The value returned is the value of the last form in BODY.
 See also `with-temp-buffer'."
-  (declare (debug t))
+  (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
   (let ((temp-file (make-symbol "temp-file"))
 	(temp-buffer (make-symbol "temp-buffer")))
     `(let ((,temp-file ,file)
@@ -2735,7 +2736,7 @@
 MESSAGE is written to the message log buffer if `message-log-max' is non-nil.
 If MESSAGE is nil, the echo area and message log buffer are unchanged.
 Use a MESSAGE of \"\" to temporarily clear the echo area."
-  (declare (debug t))
+  (declare (debug t) (indent 1))
   (let ((current-message (make-symbol "current-message"))
 	(temp-message (make-symbol "with-temp-message")))
     `(let ((,temp-message ,message)
@@ -2765,7 +2766,7 @@
                 (kill-buffer ,temp-buffer)))))))
 
 (defmacro with-silent-modifications (&rest body)
-  "Execute BODY, pretending it does not modifies the buffer.
+  "Execute BODY, pretending it does not modify the buffer.
 If BODY performs real modifications to the buffer's text, other
 than cosmetic ones, undo data may become corrupted.
 Typically used around modifications of text-properties which do not really
@@ -3227,7 +3228,7 @@
 The syntax table of the current buffer is saved, BODY is evaluated, and the
 saved table is restored, even in case of an abnormal exit.
 Value is what BODY returns."
-  (declare (debug t))
+  (declare (debug t) (indent 1))
   (let ((old-table (make-symbol "table"))
 	(old-buffer (make-symbol "buffer")))
     `(let ((,old-table (syntax-table))
--- a/lisp/window.el	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/window.el	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 its normal operation could make a different buffer current.  The
 order of recently selected windows and the buffer list ordering
 are not altered by this macro (unless they are altered in BODY)."
+  (declare (indent 0) (debug t))
   `(let ((save-selected-window-window (selected-window))
 	 ;; It is necessary to save all of these, because calling
 	 ;; select-window changes frame-selected-window for whatever
--- a/src/ChangeLog	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/src/ChangeLog	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-08-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* marker.c (Fcopy_marker): Make the first arg optional.
+
 2010-08-30  Kenichi Handa  <handa@m17n.org>
 
 	* composite.c (composition_update_it): Fix computing of
--- a/src/marker.c	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/src/marker.c	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -806,16 +806,18 @@
   return i;
 }
 
-DEFUN ("copy-marker", Fcopy_marker, Scopy_marker, 1, 2, 0,
+DEFUN ("copy-marker", Fcopy_marker, Scopy_marker, 0, 2, 0,
        doc: /* Return a new marker pointing at the same place as MARKER.
 If argument is a number, makes a new marker pointing
 at that position in the current buffer.
+If MARKER is not specified, the new marker does not point anywhere.
 The optional argument TYPE specifies the insertion type of the new marker;
 see `marker-insertion-type'.  */)
   (register Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object type)
 {
   register Lisp_Object new;
 
+  if (!NILP (marker))
   CHECK_TYPE (INTEGERP (marker) || MARKERP (marker), Qinteger_or_marker_p, marker);
 
   new = Fmake_marker ();
--- a/test/ChangeLog	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/test/ChangeLog	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+2010-08-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* indent/octave.m: New file.
+
 2010-08-08  Ulf Jasper  <ulf.jasper@web.de>
 
-	* icalendar-testsuite.el (icalendar-testsuite-run): Added internal tests.
+	* icalendar-testsuite.el (icalendar-testsuite-run): Add internal tests.
 	(icalendar-testsuite--trim, icalendar-testsuite--compare-strings)
 	(icalendar-testsuite--run-internal-tests): New.
 	(icalendar-testsuite--test-convert-ordinary-to-ical)
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@
 	(icalendar-testsuite--do-test-cycle): Use icalendar-testsuite--compare-strings
 	(icalendar-testsuite--run-import-tests): Comment added.
 	(icalendar-testsuite--run-import-tests)
-	(icalendar-testsuite--run-real-world-tests): Fixed expected results.
+	(icalendar-testsuite--run-real-world-tests): Fix expected results.
 
 2010-06-25  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
--- a/test/indent/Makefile	Mon Aug 30 06:49:10 2010 +0000
+++ b/test/indent/Makefile	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # - mark the places where the indentation is known to be incorrect,
 #   and allow either ignoring those errors or not.
 %.test: %
-	-$(RM) $<.test
+	-$(RM) $<.new
 	$(EMACS) --batch $< \
 	    --eval '(indent-region (point-min) (point-max) nil)' \
-	    --eval '(write-region (point-min) (point-max) "$<.test")'
-	diff -u -B $< $<.test
+	    --eval '(write-region (point-min) (point-max) "$<.new")'
+	diff -u -B $< $<.new
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/indent/octave.m	Mon Aug 30 22:42:25 2010 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,2318 @@
+## -*- octave -*-
+
+function res = tcomp (fn)
+  %% res = tcomp (fn)
+  %%     imports components and rearranges them.
+	 
+  if nargin ~= 1
+    print_usage()
+  endif
+
+  data = dlmread(fn, 3, 0);
+
+  x = data(:,2:end);
+  y = 'hello';
+  z = y';
+
+  cnty = repmat(x(:,1)(:), 10, 1);
+
+  pop = x(:,1:10)(:);
+  bir = x(:,11:20)(:);
+  dth = x(:,21:30)(:);
+  imig = x(:,31:40)(:);
+  dmig = x(:,41:50)(:);
+  gq = x(:,51:60)(:);
+  
+  yrs = repmat(2000:2009, 39, 1)(:);
+
+  res = [yrs, cnty, pop, bir, dth, imig, dmig, gq];
+
+endfunction
+
+## Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 S�ren Hauberg
+## 
+## This file is part of Octave.
+##
+## Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+## under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+## the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+## your option) any later version.
+##
+## Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+## WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+## General Public License for more details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+## along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
+## <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+## -*- texinfo -*-
+## @deftypefn  {Command} pkg @var{command} @var{pkg_name}
+## @deftypefnx {Command} pkg @var{command} @var{option} @var{pkg_name}
+## This command interacts with the package manager.  Different actions will
+## be taken depending on the value of @var{command}.
+##
+## @table @samp
+## @item install
+## Install named packages.  For example,
+## @example
+## pkg install image-1.0.0.tar.gz
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## installs the package found in the file @file{image-1.0.0.tar.gz}.
+##
+## The @var{option} variable can contain options that affect the manner
+## in which a package is installed.  These options can be one or more of
+##
+## @table @code
+## @item -nodeps
+## The package manager will disable the dependency checking.  That way it 
+## is possible to install a package even if it depends on another package 
+## that's not installed on the system.  @strong{Use this option with care.}
+##
+## @item -noauto
+## The package manager will not automatically load the installed package 
+## when starting Octave, even if the package requests that it is.
+##
+## @item -auto
+## The package manager will automatically load the installed package when 
+## starting Octave, even if the package requests that it isn't.
+##
+## @item -local
+## A local installation is forced, even if the user has system privileges.
+##
+## @item -global
+## A global installation is forced, even if the user doesn't normally have
+## system privileges
+##
+## @item -verbose
+## The package manager will print the output of all of the commands that are 
+## performed.
+## @end table
+##
+## @item uninstall
+## Uninstall named packages.  For example,
+## @example
+## pkg uninstall image
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## removes the @code{image} package from the system.  If another installed
+## package depends on the @code{image} package an error will be issued.
+## The package can be uninstalled anyway by using the @code{-nodeps} option.
+## @item load
+## Add named packages to the path.  After loading a package it is
+## possible to use the functions provided by the package.  For example,
+## @example
+## pkg load image
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## adds the @code{image} package to the path.  It is possible to load all
+## installed packages at once with the command
+## @example
+## pkg load all
+## @end example
+## @item unload
+## Removes named packages from the path.  After unloading a package it is
+## no longer possible to use the functions provided by the package.
+## This command behaves like the @code{load} command.
+## @item list
+## Show a list of the currently installed packages.  By requesting one or two
+## output argument it is possible to get a list of the currently installed
+## packages.  For example,
+## @example
+## installed_packages = pkg list;
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## returns a cell array containing a structure for each installed package.
+## The command
+## @example
+## [@var{user_packages}, @var{system_packages}] = pkg list
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## splits the list of installed packages into those who are installed by
+## the current user, and those installed by the system administrator.
+## @item describe
+## Show a short description of the named installed packages, with the option
+## '-verbose' also list functions provided by the package, e.g.:
+## @example
+##  pkg describe -verbose all
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## will describe all installed packages and the functions they provide.
+## If one output is requested a cell of structure containing the
+## description and list of functions of each package is returned as
+## output rather than printed on screen:
+## @example
+##  desc = pkg ("describe", "secs1d", "image")
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## If any of the requested packages is not installed, pkg returns an
+## error, unless a second output is requested:
+## @example
+##  [ desc, flag] = pkg ("describe", "secs1d", "image")
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## @var{flag} will take one of the values "Not installed", "Loaded" or
+## "Not loaded" for each of the named packages.
+## @item prefix
+## Set the installation prefix directory.  For example,
+## @example
+## pkg prefix ~/my_octave_packages
+## @end example
+## @noindent
+## sets the installation prefix to @file{~/my_octave_packages}.
+## Packages will be installed in this directory.
+##
+## It is possible to get the current installation prefix by requesting an
+## output argument.  For example,
+## @example
+## p = pkg prefix
+## @end example
+##
+## The location in which to install the architecture dependent files can be
+## independent specified with an addition argument.  For example
+##
+## @example
+## pkg prefix ~/my_octave_packages ~/my_arch_dep_pkgs
+## @end example
+## @item local_list
+## Set the file in which to look for information on the locally
+## installed packages.  Locally installed packages are those that are
+## typically available only to the current user.  For example
+## @example
+## pkg local_list ~/.octave_packages
+## @end example
+## It is possible to get the current value of local_list with the following
+## @example
+## pkg local_list
+## @end example
+## @item global_list
+## Set the file in which to look for, for information on the globally
+## installed packages.  Globally installed packages are those that are
+## typically available to all users.  For example
+## @example
+## pkg global_list /usr/share/octave/octave_packages
+## @end example
+## It is possible to get the current value of global_list with the following
+## @example
+## pkg global_list
+## @end example
+## @item rebuild
+## Rebuilds the package database from the installed directories.  This can 
+## be used in cases where for some reason the package database is corrupted.
+## It can also take the @code{-auto} and @code{-noauto} options to allow the
+## autoloading state of a package to be changed.  For example
+##
+## @example
+## pkg rebuild -noauto image
+## @end example
+##
+## will remove the autoloading status of the image package.
+## @item build
+## Builds a binary form of a package or packages.  The binary file produced
+## will itself be an Octave package that can be installed normally with
+## @code{pkg}.  The form of the command to build a binary package is
+##
+## @example
+## pkg build builddir image-1.0.0.tar.gz @dots{}
+## @end example
+##
+## @noindent
+## where @code{builddir} is the name of a directory where the temporary
+## installation will be produced and the binary packages will be found.
+## The options @code{-verbose} and @code{-nodeps} are respected, while 
+## the other options are ignored.
+## @end table
+## @end deftypefn
+
+function [local_packages, global_packages] = pkg (varargin)
+  ## Installation prefix (FIXME: what should these be on windows?)
+  persistent user_prefix = false;
+  persistent prefix = -1;
+  persistent archprefix = -1;
+  persistent local_list = tilde_expand (fullfile ("~", ".octave_packages"));
+  persistent global_list = fullfile (OCTAVE_HOME (), "share", "octave",
+				     "octave_packages");
+  mlock ();
+
+  global_install = issuperuser ();
+
+  if (prefix == -1)
+    if (global_install)
+      prefix = fullfile (OCTAVE_HOME (), "share", "octave", "packages");
+      archprefix = fullfile (octave_config_info ("libexecdir"),
+			     "octave", "packages");
+    else
+      prefix = fullfile ("~", "octave");
+      archprefix = prefix;
+    endif
+    prefix = tilde_expand (prefix);
+    archprefix = tilde_expand (archprefix);
+  endif
+
+  available_actions = {"list", "install", "uninstall", "load", ...
+		       "unload", "prefix", "local_list", ...
+		       "global_list", "rebuild", "build","describe"}; 
+  ## Handle input
+  if (length (varargin) == 0 || ! iscellstr (varargin))
+    print_usage ();
+  endif
+  files = {};
+  deps = true;
+  auto = 0;
+  action = "none";
+  verbose = false;
+  for i = 1:length (varargin)
+    switch (varargin{i})
+      case "-nodeps"
+	deps = false;
+      case "-noauto"
+	auto = -1;
+      case "-auto"
+	auto = 1;
+      case "-verbose"
+	verbose = true;
+      case "-local"
+	global_install = false;
+	if (! user_prefix)
+	  prefix = tilde_expand (fullfile ("~", "octave"));
+	  archprefix = prefix;
+	endif
+      case "-global"
+	global_install = true;
+	if (! user_prefix)
+	  prefix = fullfile (OCTAVE_HOME (), "share", "octave", "packages");
+	  archprefix = fullfile (octave_config_info ("libexecdir"),
+				 "octave", "packages");
+	endif
+      case available_actions
+	if (strcmp (action, "none"))
+	  action = varargin{i};
+	else
+	  error ("more than one action specified");
+	endif
+      otherwise
+	files{end+1} = varargin{i};
+    endswitch
+  endfor
+
+  ## Take action
+  switch (action)
+    case "list"
+      if (nargout == 0)
+	installed_packages (local_list, global_list);
+      elseif (nargout == 1)
+	local_packages = installed_packages (local_list, global_list);
+      elseif (nargout == 2)
+	[local_packages, global_packages] = installed_packages (local_list,
+								global_list);
+      else
+	error ("too many output arguments requested");
+      endif
+
+    case "install"
+      if (length (files) == 0)
+	error ("you must specify at least one filename when calling 'pkg install'");
+      endif
+      install (files, deps, auto, prefix, archprefix, verbose, local_list, 
+	       global_list, global_install);
+
+    case "uninstall"
+      if (length (files) == 0)
+	error ("you must specify at least one package when calling 'pkg uninstall'");
+      endif
+      uninstall (files, deps, verbose, local_list, 
+		 global_list, global_install);
+
+    case "load"
+      if (length (files) == 0)
+	error ("you must specify at least one package, 'all' or 'auto' when calling 'pkg load'");
+      endif
+      load_packages (files, deps, local_list, global_list);
+
+    case "unload"
+      if (length (files) == 0)
+	error ("you must specify at least one package or 'all' when calling 'pkg unload'");
+      endif
+      unload_packages (files, deps, local_list, global_list);
+
+    case "prefix"
+      if (length (files) == 0 && nargout == 0)
+	printf ("Installation prefix:             %s\n", prefix);
+	printf ("Architecture dependent prefix:   %s\n", archprefix);
+      elseif (length (files) == 0 && nargout >= 1)
+	local_packages = prefix;
+	global_packages = archprefix;
+      elseif (length (files) >= 1 && nargout <= 2 && ischar (files{1}))
+	prefix = files{1};
+	prefix = absolute_pathname (prefix);
+	local_packages = prefix;
+	user_prefix = true;
+	if (length (files) >= 2 && ischar (files{2}))
+	  archprefix = files{2};
+	  try
+	    archprefix = absolute_pathname (archprefix);
+          catch
+	    mkdir (archprefix);
+	    warning ("creating the directory %s\n", archprefix);
+	    archprefix = absolute_pathname (archprefix);
+	  end_try_catch
+	  global_packages = archprefix;
+	endif
+      else
+	error ("you must specify a prefix directory, or request an output argument");
+      endif
+
+    case "local_list"
+      if (length (files) == 0 && nargout == 0)
+	disp (local_list);
+      elseif (length (files) == 0 && nargout == 1)
+	local_packages = local_list;
+      elseif (length (files) == 1 && nargout == 0 && ischar (files{1}))
+	try
+	  local_list = absolute_pathname (files{1});
+	catch
+	  ## Force file to be created
+	  fclose (fopen (files{1}, "wt"));
+	  local_list = absolute_pathname (files{1});
+	end_try_catch
+      else
+	error ("you must specify a local_list file, or request an output argument");
+      endif
+
+    case "global_list"
+      if (length (files) == 0 && nargout == 0)
+	disp(global_list);
+      elseif (length (files) == 0 && nargout == 1)
+	local_packages = global_list;
+      elseif (length (files) == 1 && nargout == 0 && ischar (files{1}))
+	try
+	  global_list = absolute_pathname (files{1});
+	catch
+	  ## Force file to be created
+	  fclose (fopen (files{1}, "wt"));
+	  global_list = absolute_pathname (files{1});
+	end_try_catch
+      else
+	error ("you must specify a global_list file, or request an output argument");
+      endif
+
+    case "rebuild"
+      if (global_install)
+	global_packages = rebuild (prefix, archprefix, global_list, files, 
+				   auto, verbose);
+	global_packages = save_order (global_packages);
+	save (global_list, "global_packages");
+	if (nargout > 0)
+	  local_packages = global_packages;
+	endif
+      else
+	local_packages = rebuild (prefix, archprefix, local_list, files, auto, 
+				  verbose);
+	local_packages = save_order (local_packages);
+	save (local_list, "local_packages");
+	if (nargout == 0)
+	  clear ("local_packages");
+	endif
+      endif
+
+    case "build"
+      if (length (files) < 2)
+	error ("you must specify at least the build directory and one filename\nwhen calling 'pkg build'");
+      endif
+      build (files, deps, auto, verbose);
+
+    case "describe"
+      if (length (files) == 0)
+	error ("you must specify at least one package or 'all' when calling 'pkg describe'");
+      endif
+      ## FIXME: the name of the output variables is inconsistent
+      ##            with their content
+      switch (nargout)
+	case 0
+	  describe (files, verbose, local_list, global_list);
+	case 1
+	  pkg_desc_list = describe (files, verbose, local_list, ...
+				    global_list);
+	  local_packages = pkg_desc_list;
+	case 2
+	  [pkg_desc_list, flag] = describe (files, verbose, local_list, ...
+					    global_list);
+	  local_packages  = pkg_desc_list;
+	  global_packages = flag;
+	otherwise
+	  error ("you can request at most two outputs when calling 'pkg describe'");
+      endswitch
+      
+    otherwise
+      error ("you must specify a valid action for 'pkg'. See 'help pkg' for details");
+  endswitch
+endfunction
+
+function descriptions = rebuild (prefix, archprefix, list, files, auto, verbose)
+  if (isempty (files))
+    [dirlist, err, msg] = readdir (prefix);
+    if (err)
+      error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", prefix, msg);
+    endif
+    ## the two first entries of dirlist are "." and ".."
+    dirlist([1,2]) = [];
+  else
+    old_descriptions = installed_packages (list, list);
+    wd = pwd ();
+    unwind_protect
+      cd (prefix);
+      dirlist = glob (cellfun(@(x) cstrcat(x, '-*'), files, 'UniformOutput', 0));
+    unwind_protect_cleanup
+      cd (wd);
+    end_unwind_protect
+  endif
+  descriptions = {};
+  for k = 1:length (dirlist)
+    descfile = fullfile (prefix, dirlist{k}, "packinfo", "DESCRIPTION");
+    if (verbose)
+      printf ("recreating package description from %s\n", dirlist{k});
+    endif
+    if (exist (descfile, "file"))
+      desc = get_description (descfile);
+      desc.dir = fullfile (prefix, dirlist{k});
+      desc.archprefix = fullfile (archprefix, cstrcat (desc.name, "-",
+						       desc.version));
+      if (auto != 0)
+	if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
+	  unlink (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"));
+	endif
+        if (auto < 0)
+	  desc.autoload = 0;
+	elseif (auto > 0)
+	  desc.autoload = 1;
+	  fclose (fopen (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "wt"));
+	endif
+      else
+	if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
+	  desc.autoload = 1;
+	else
+	  desc.autoload = 0;
+	endif
+      endif
+      descriptions{end + 1} = desc;
+    elseif (verbose)
+      warning ("directory %s is not a valid package", dirlist{k});
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  if (! isempty (files))
+    ## We are rebuilding for a particular package(s) so we should take
+    ## care to keep the other untouched packages in the descriptions
+    descriptions = {descriptions{:}, old_descriptions{:}};
+
+    dup = [];
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      if (find (dup, i))
+	continue;
+      endif
+      for j = (i+1):length (descriptions)
+	if (find (dup, j))
+	  continue;
+	endif
+	if (strcmp (descriptions{i}.name, descriptions{j}.name))
+	  dup = [dup, j];
+	endif
+      endfor
+    endfor
+    if (! isempty (dup))
+      descriptions (dup) = [];
+    endif  
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function build (files, handle_deps, autoload, verbose)
+  if (length (files) < 1)
+    error ("insufficient number of files");
+  endif
+  builddir = files{1};
+  if (! exist (builddir, "dir"))
+    warning ("creating build directory %s", builddir);
+    [status, msg] = mkdir (builddir);
+    if (status != 1)
+      error ("could not create installation directory: %s", msg);
+    endif
+  endif
+  builddir = absolute_pathname (builddir);
+  installdir = fullfile (builddir, "install");
+  if (! exist (installdir, "dir"))
+    [status, msg] = mkdir (installdir);
+    if (status != 1)
+      error ("could not create installation directory: %s", msg);
+    endif
+  endif
+  files(1) = [];
+  buildlist = fullfile (builddir, "octave_packages");
+  install (files, handle_deps, autoload, installdir, installdir, verbose, 
+	   buildlist, "", false);
+  unwind_protect
+    repackage (builddir, buildlist);
+  unwind_protect_cleanup
+    unload_packages ({"all"}, handle_deps, buildlist, "");
+    if (exist (installdir, "dir"))
+      rm_rf (installdir);
+    endif
+    if (exist (buildlist, "file"))
+      unlink (buildlist);
+    endif
+  end_unwind_protect
+endfunction
+
+function install (files, handle_deps, autoload, prefix, archprefix, verbose, 
+		  local_list, global_list, global_install)
+
+  ## Check that the directory in prefix exist. If it doesn't: create it!
+  if (! exist (prefix, "dir"))
+    warning ("creating installation directory %s", prefix);
+    [status, msg] = mkdir (prefix);
+    if (status != 1)
+      error ("could not create installation directory: %s", msg);
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  ## Get the list of installed packages.
+  [local_packages, global_packages] = installed_packages (local_list, 
+							  global_list);
+
+  installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};        
+
+  if (global_install)
+    packages = global_packages;
+  else
+    packages = local_packages;
+  endif
+
+  ## Uncompress the packages and read the DESCRIPTION files.
+  tmpdirs = packdirs = descriptions = {};
+  try
+    ## Warn about non existent files.
+    for i = 1:length (files)
+      if (isempty (glob(files{i}))) 
+	warning ("file %s does not exist", files{i});
+      endif
+    endfor
+
+    ## Unpack the package files and read the DESCRIPTION files.
+    files = glob (files);
+    packages_to_uninstall = [];
+    for i = 1:length (files)
+      tgz = files{i};
+
+      if (exist (tgz, "file"))
+	## Create a temporary directory.
+	tmpdir = tmpnam ();
+	tmpdirs{end+1} = tmpdir;
+        if (verbose)
+	  printf ("mkdir (%s)\n", tmpdir);
+	endif
+	[status, msg] = mkdir (tmpdir);
+	if (status != 1)
+	  error ("couldn't create temporary directory: %s", msg);
+	endif
+
+	## Uncompress the package.
+	if (verbose)
+	  printf ("untar (%s, %s)\n", tgz, tmpdir);
+	endif
+	untar (tgz, tmpdir);
+
+	## Get the name of the directories produced by tar.
+	[dirlist, err, msg] = readdir (tmpdir);
+	if (err)
+	  error ("couldn't read directory produced by tar: %s", msg);
+	endif
+
+	if (length (dirlist) > 3)
+	  error ("bundles of packages are not allowed")
+	endif
+      endif
+
+      ## The filename pointed to an uncompressed package to begin with.
+      if (exist (tgz, "dir"))
+	dirlist = {".", "..", tgz};
+      endif
+
+      if (exist (tgz, "file") || exist (tgz, "dir"))
+	## The two first entries of dirlist are "." and "..".
+	if (exist (tgz, "file"))
+	  packdir = fullfile (tmpdir, dirlist{3});
+	else
+	  packdir = fullfile (pwd(), dirlist{3});
+	endif
+	packdirs{end+1} = packdir;
+	
+	## Make sure the package contains necessary files.
+	verify_directory (packdir);
+	
+	## Read the DESCRIPTION file.
+	filename = fullfile (packdir, "DESCRIPTION");
+	desc = get_description (filename);
+	
+	## Verify that package name corresponds with filename.
+	[dummy, nm] = fileparts (tgz); 
+	if ((length (nm) >= length (desc.name))
+	    && ! strcmp (desc.name, nm(1:length(desc.name))))
+	  error ("package name '%s' doesn't correspond to its filename '%s'", 
+		 desc.name, nm);
+	endif
+	
+	## Set default installation directory.
+	desc.dir = fullfile (prefix, cstrcat (desc.name, "-", desc.version));
+	
+	## Set default architectire dependent installation directory.
+	desc.archprefix = fullfile (archprefix, cstrcat (desc.name, "-",
+							 desc.version));
+	
+	## Save desc.
+	descriptions{end+1} = desc;
+	
+	## Are any of the new packages already installed?
+	## If so we'll remove the old version.
+	for j = 1:length (packages)
+	  if (strcmp (packages{j}.name, desc.name))
+	    packages_to_uninstall(end+1) = j;
+	  endif
+	endfor
+      endif
+    endfor
+  catch
+    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
+    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
+      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
+    endfor
+    rethrow (lasterror ());
+  end_try_catch
+
+  ## Check dependencies.
+  if (handle_deps)
+    ok = true;
+    error_text = "";
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      desc = descriptions{i};
+      idx2 = complement (i, 1:length(descriptions));
+      if (global_install)
+	## Global installation is not allowed to have dependencies on locally
+	## installed packages.
+	idx1 = complement (packages_to_uninstall, 
+			   1:length(global_packages));
+	pseudo_installed_packages = {global_packages{idx1}, ...
+				     descriptions{idx2}};
+      else
+	idx1 = complement (packages_to_uninstall, 
+			   1:length(local_packages));
+	pseudo_installed_packages = {local_packages{idx1}, ... 
+				     global_packages{:}, ...
+				     descriptions{idx2}};
+      endif
+      bad_deps = get_unsatisfied_deps (desc, pseudo_installed_packages);
+      ## Are there any unsatisfied dependencies?
+      if (! isempty (bad_deps))
+	ok = false;
+	for i = 1:length (bad_deps)
+	  dep = bad_deps{i};
+	  error_text = cstrcat (error_text, " ", desc.name, " needs ",
+				dep.package, " ", dep.operator, " ",
+				dep.version, "\n");
+	endfor
+      endif
+    endfor
+
+    ## Did we find any unsatisfied dependencies?
+    if (! ok)
+      error ("the following dependencies where unsatisfied:\n  %s", error_text);
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  ## Prepare each package for installation.
+  try
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      desc = descriptions{i};
+      pdir = packdirs{i};
+      prepare_installation (desc, pdir);
+      configure_make (desc, pdir, verbose);
+    endfor
+  catch
+    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
+    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
+      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
+    endfor
+    rethrow (lasterror ());
+  end_try_catch
+
+  ## Uninstall the packages that will be replaced.
+  try
+    for i = packages_to_uninstall
+      if (global_install)
+	uninstall ({global_packages{i}.name}, false, verbose, local_list, 
+		   global_list, global_install);
+      else
+	uninstall ({local_packages{i}.name}, false, verbose, local_list, 
+		   global_list, global_install);
+      endif
+    endfor
+  catch
+    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
+    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
+      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
+    endfor
+    rethrow (lasterror ());
+  end_try_catch
+
+  ## Install each package.
+  try
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      desc = descriptions{i};
+      pdir = packdirs{i};
+      copy_files (desc, pdir, global_install);
+      create_pkgadddel (desc, pdir, "PKG_ADD", global_install);
+      create_pkgadddel (desc, pdir, "PKG_DEL", global_install);
+      finish_installation (desc, pdir, global_install);
+      generate_lookfor_cache (desc);
+    endfor
+  catch
+    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
+    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
+      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
+    endfor
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      rm_rf (descriptions{i}.dir);
+      rm_rf (getarchdir (descriptions{i}));
+    endfor
+    rethrow (lasterror ());
+  end_try_catch
+
+  ## Check if the installed directory is empty. If it is remove it
+  ## from the list.
+  for i = length (descriptions):-1:1
+    if (dirempty (descriptions{i}.dir, {"packinfo", "doc"}) &&
+	dirempty (getarchdir (descriptions{i})))
+      warning ("package %s is empty\n", descriptions{i}.name);
+      rm_rf (descriptions{i}.dir);
+      rm_rf (getarchdir (descriptions{i}));
+      descriptions(i) = [];
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## If the package requested that it is autoloaded, or the installer
+  ## requested that it is, then mark the package as autoloaded.
+  for i = length (descriptions):-1:1
+    if (autoload > 0 || (autoload == 0 && isautoload (descriptions(i))))
+      fclose (fopen (fullfile (descriptions{i}.dir, "packinfo", 
+			       ".autoload"), "wt"));
+      descriptions{i}.autoload = 1;
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Add the packages to the package list.
+  try
+    if (global_install)
+      idx = complement (packages_to_uninstall, 1:length(global_packages));
+      global_packages = save_order ({global_packages{idx}, descriptions{:}});
+      save (global_list, "global_packages");
+      installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
+    else
+      idx = complement (packages_to_uninstall, 1:length(local_packages));
+      local_packages = save_order ({local_packages{idx}, descriptions{:}});
+      save (local_list, "local_packages");
+      installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
+    endif
+  catch
+    ## Something went wrong, delete tmpdirs.
+    for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
+      rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
+    endfor
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      rm_rf (descriptions{i}.dir);
+    endfor
+    if (global_install)
+      printf ("error: couldn't append to %s\n", global_list);
+    else
+      printf ("error: couldn't append to %s\n", local_list);
+    endif
+    rethrow (lasterror ());
+  end_try_catch
+
+  ## All is well, let's clean up.
+  for i = 1:length (tmpdirs)
+    [status, msg] = rm_rf (tmpdirs{i});
+    if (status != 1)
+      warning ("couldn't clean up after my self: %s\n", msg);
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Add the newly installed packages to the path, so the user
+  ## can begin using them. Only load them if they are marked autoload.
+  if (length (descriptions) > 0)
+    idx = [];
+    for i = 1:length (descriptions)
+      if (isautoload (descriptions(i)))
+	nm = descriptions{i}.name;
+	for j = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+	  if (strcmp (nm, installed_pkgs_lst{j}.name))
+	    idx (end + 1) = j;
+	    break;
+	  endif
+	endfor
+      endif
+    endfor
+    load_packages_and_dependencies (idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst,
+				    global_install);
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function uninstall (pkgnames, handle_deps, verbose, local_list, 
+		    global_list, global_install)
+  ## Get the list of installed packages.
+  [local_packages, global_packages] = installed_packages(local_list, 
+							 global_list);
+  if (global_install)
+    installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
+  else
+    installed_pkgs_lst = local_packages;
+  endif
+
+  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
+  delete_idx = [];
+  for i = 1:num_packages
+    cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+    if (any (strcmp (cur_name, pkgnames)))
+      delete_idx(end+1) = i;
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Are all the packages that should be uninstalled already installed?
+  if (length (delete_idx) != length (pkgnames))
+    if (global_install)
+      ## Try again for a locally installed package.
+      installed_pkgs_lst = local_packages;
+
+      num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
+      delete_idx = [];
+      for i = 1:num_packages
+	cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+	if (any (strcmp (cur_name, pkgnames)))
+	  delete_idx(end+1) = i;
+	endif
+      endfor
+      if (length (delete_idx) != length (pkgnames))
+	## FIXME: We should have a better error message.
+	warning ("some of the packages you want to uninstall are not installed");
+      endif
+    else
+      ## FIXME: We should have a better error message.
+      warning ("some of the packages you want to uninstall are not installed");
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  ## Compute the packages that will remain installed.
+  idx = complement (delete_idx, 1:num_packages);
+  remaining_packages = {installed_pkgs_lst{idx}};
+
+  ## Check dependencies.
+  if (handle_deps)
+    error_text = "";
+    for i = 1:length (remaining_packages)
+      desc = remaining_packages{i};
+      bad_deps = get_unsatisfied_deps (desc, remaining_packages);
+
+      ## Will the uninstallation break any dependencies?
+      if (! isempty (bad_deps))
+	for i = 1:length (bad_deps)
+	  dep = bad_deps{i};
+	  error_text = cstrcat (error_text, " ", desc.name, " needs ",
+				dep.package, " ", dep.operator, " ",
+				dep.version, "\n");
+	endfor
+      endif
+    endfor
+
+    if (! isempty (error_text))
+      error ("the following dependencies where unsatisfied:\n  %s", error_text);
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  ## Delete the directories containing the packages.
+  for i = delete_idx
+    desc = installed_pkgs_lst{i};
+    ## If an 'on_uninstall.m' exist, call it!
+    if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo", "on_uninstall.m"), "file"))
+      wd = pwd ();
+      cd (fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo"));
+      on_uninstall (desc);
+      cd (wd);
+    endif
+    ## Do the actual deletion.
+    if (desc.loaded)
+      rmpath (desc.dir);
+      if (exist (getarchdir (desc)))
+	rmpath (getarchdir (desc));
+      endif
+    endif
+    if (exist (desc.dir, "dir"))
+      [status, msg] = rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      if (status != 1)
+	error ("couldn't delete directory %s: %s", desc.dir, msg);
+      endif
+      [status, msg] = rm_rf (getarchdir (desc));
+      if (status != 1)
+	error ("couldn't delete directory %s: %s", getarchdir (desc), msg);
+      endif
+      if (dirempty (desc.archprefix))
+	rm_rf (desc.archprefix);
+      endif
+    else
+      warning ("directory %s previously lost", desc.dir);
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Write a new ~/.octave_packages.
+  if (global_install)
+    if (length (remaining_packages) == 0)
+      unlink (global_list);
+    else
+      global_packages = save_order (remaining_packages);
+      save (global_list, "global_packages");
+    endif
+  else
+    if (length (remaining_packages) == 0)
+      unlink (local_list);
+    else
+      local_packages = save_order (remaining_packages);
+      save (local_list, "local_packages");
+    endif
+  endif
+
+endfunction
+
+function [pkg_desc_list, flag] = describe (pkgnames, verbose, 
+					   local_list, global_list)
+
+  ## Get the list of installed packages.
+  installed_pkgs_lst = installed_packages(local_list, global_list);
+  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
+  
+
+  describe_all = false;
+  if (any (strcmp ("all", pkgnames)))
+    describe_all = true;
+    flag(1:num_packages) = {"Not Loaded"};
+    num_pkgnames = num_packages;
+  else
+    num_pkgnames = length (pkgnames);
+    flag(1:num_pkgnames) = {"Not installed"};
+  endif
+
+  for i = 1:num_packages
+    curr_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+    if (describe_all)
+      name_pos = i;
+    else
+      name_pos = find(strcmp (curr_name, pkgnames));
+    endif
+
+    if (! isempty (name_pos))
+      if (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded)
+	flag{name_pos} = "Loaded";
+      else
+	flag{name_pos} = "Not loaded";
+      endif
+
+      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.version = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.version;
+      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.description = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.description;
+      pkg_desc_list{name_pos}.provides = parse_pkg_idx (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir);
+
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  non_inst = find (strcmp (flag, "Not installed"));
+  if (! isempty (non_inst))
+    if (nargout < 2)
+      non_inst_str = sprintf (" %s ", pkgnames{non_inst});
+      error ("some packages are not installed: %s", non_inst_str);
+    else
+      pkg_desc_list{non_inst} = struct ("name", {}, "description",  
+					{}, "provides", {});
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  if (nargout == 0)
+    for i = 1:num_pkgnames
+      print_package_description (pkg_desc_list{i}.name,
+				 pkg_desc_list{i}.version,
+				 pkg_desc_list{i}.provides,  
+				 pkg_desc_list{i}.description,
+				 flag{i}, verbose);
+    endfor
+  endif
+
+endfunction
+
+## AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
+
+## Read an INDEX file.
+function [pkg_idx_struct] = parse_pkg_idx (packdir)
+
+  index_file = fullfile (packdir, "packinfo", "INDEX");
+
+  if (! exist (index_file, "file"))
+    error ("could not find any INDEX file in directory %s, try 'pkg rebuild all' to generate missing INDEX files", packdir);
+  endif    
+
+  
+  [fid, msg] = fopen (index_file, "r");
+  if (fid == -1)
+    error ("the INDEX file %s could not be read: %s", 
+	   index_file, msg);
+  endif
+
+  cat_num = 1;
+  pkg_idx_struct{1}.category = "Uncategorized";
+  pkg_idx_struct{1}.functions = {};
+
+  line = fgetl (fid);
+  while (isempty (strfind (line, ">>")) && ! feof (fid))
+    line = fgetl (fid);
+  endwhile
+
+  while (! feof (fid) || line != -1)
+    if (! any (! isspace (line)) || line(1) == "#" || any (line == "="))
+    ## Comments,  blank lines or comments about unimplemented 
+    ## functions: do nothing
+    ## FIXME: probably comments and pointers to external functions
+    ## could be treated better when printing to screen?
+    elseif (! isempty (strfind (line, ">>")))
+    ## Skip package name and description as they are in DESCRIPTION
+    ## already.
+    elseif (! isspace (line(1)))
+      ## Category.
+      if (! isempty (pkg_idx_struct{cat_num}.functions))
+	pkg_idx_struct{++cat_num}.functions = {};
+      endif
+      pkg_idx_struct{cat_num}.category = deblank (line);
+    else
+      ## Function names.
+      while (any (! isspace (line)))
+	[fun_name, line] = strtok (line);
+	pkg_idx_struct{cat_num}.functions{end+1} = deblank (fun_name);
+      endwhile
+    endif
+    line = fgetl (fid);
+  endwhile
+  fclose (fid);
+endfunction
+
+function print_package_description (pkg_name, pkg_ver, pkg_idx_struct, 
+				    pkg_desc, status, verbose)
+
+  printf ("---\nPackage name:\n\t%s\n", pkg_name);
+  printf ("Version:\n\t%s\n", pkg_ver);
+  printf ("Short description:\n\t%s\n", pkg_desc);
+  printf ("Status:\n\t%s\n", status);
+  if (verbose)
+    printf ("---\nProvides:\n");    
+    for i = 1:length(pkg_idx_struct)
+      if (! isempty (pkg_idx_struct{i}.functions))
+	printf ("%s\n", pkg_idx_struct{i}.category);
+	for j = 1:length(pkg_idx_struct{i}.functions)
+	  printf ("\t%s\n", pkg_idx_struct{i}.functions{j});
+	endfor
+      endif
+    endfor
+  endif
+
+endfunction
+
+
+function pth = absolute_pathname (pth)
+  [status, msg, msgid] = fileattrib (pth);
+  if (status != 1)
+    error ("could not find the file or path %s", pth);
+  else
+    pth = msg.Name;
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function repackage (builddir, buildlist)
+  packages = installed_packages (buildlist, buildlist);
+
+  wd = pwd();
+  for i = 1 : length(packages)
+    pack = packages{i};
+    unwind_protect
+      cd (builddir);
+      mkdir (pack.name);
+      mkdir (fullfile (pack.name, "inst"));
+      copyfile (fullfile (pack.dir, "*"), fullfile (pack.name, "inst"));
+      movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst","packinfo", "*"), pack.name);
+      if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst","packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
+	unlink (fullfile (pack.name, "inst","packinfo", ".autoload"));
+      endif
+      rmdir (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "packinfo"));
+      if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "doc"), "dir"))
+	movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "doc"), pack.name);
+      endif
+      if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "bin"), "dir"))
+	movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "bin"), pack.name);
+      endif
+      archdir = fullfile (pack.archprefix, cstrcat (pack.name, "-",
+						    pack.version), getarch ());
+      if (exist (archdir, "dir"))
+	if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"), "file"))
+	  unlink (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"));
+	endif
+	if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"), "file"))
+	  unlink (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"));
+	endif
+	if (exist (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_ADD"), "file"))
+	  movefile (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_ADD"), 
+		    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_ADD"));
+	endif
+	if (exist (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_DEL"), "file"))
+	  movefile (fullfile (archdir, "PKG_DEL"), 
+		    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_DEL")); 
+	endif
+      else
+	if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"), "file"))
+	  movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_ADD"), 
+		    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_ADD"));
+	endif 
+	if (exist (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"), "file"))
+	  movefile (fullfile (pack.name, "inst", "PKG_DEL"), 
+		    fullfile (pack.name, "PKG_DEL")); 
+	endif	
+      endif	
+      tfile = cstrcat (pack.name, "-", pack.version, ".tar");
+      tar (tfile, pack.name);
+      try 
+	gzip (tfile);
+	unlink (tfile);
+      catch
+	warning ("failed to compress %s", tfile);
+      end_try_catch
+    unwind_protect_cleanup
+      if (exist (pack.name, "dir"))
+	rm_rf (pack.name);
+      endif
+      cd (wd);
+    end_unwind_protect
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+function auto = isautoload (desc)
+  auto = false;
+  if (isfield (desc{1}, "autoload"))
+    a = desc{1}.autoload;
+    if ((isnumeric (a) && a > 0)
+        || (ischar (a) && (strcmpi (a, "true")
+			   || strcmpi (a, "on")
+			   || strcmpi (a, "yes")
+			   || strcmpi (a, "1"))))
+      auto = true;
+    endif
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function prepare_installation (desc, packdir)
+  ## Is there a pre_install to call?
+  if (exist (fullfile (packdir, "pre_install.m"), "file"))
+    wd = pwd ();
+    try
+      cd (packdir);
+      pre_install (desc); 
+      cd (wd);
+    catch
+      cd (wd);
+      rethrow (lasterror ());
+    end_try_catch
+  endif
+
+  ## If the directory "inst" doesn't exist, we create it.
+  inst_dir = fullfile (packdir, "inst");
+  if (! exist (inst_dir, "dir"))
+    [status, msg] = mkdir (inst_dir);
+    if (status != 1)
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      error ("the 'inst' directory did not exist and could not be created: %s", 
+	     msg);
+    endif
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function configure_make (desc, packdir, verbose)   
+  ## Perform ./configure, make, make install in "src".
+  if (exist (fullfile (packdir, "src"), "dir"))
+    src = fullfile (packdir, "src");
+    ## Configure.
+    if (exist (fullfile (src, "configure"), "file"))
+      flags = "";
+      if (isempty (getenv ("CC")))
+        flags = cstrcat (flags, " CC=\"", octave_config_info ("CC"), "\"");
+      endif
+      if (isempty (getenv ("CXX")))
+        flags = cstrcat (flags, " CXX=\"", octave_config_info ("CXX"), "\"");
+      endif
+      if (isempty (getenv ("AR")))
+        flags = cstrcat (flags, " AR=\"", octave_config_info ("AR"), "\"");
+      endif
+      if (isempty (getenv ("RANLIB")))
+        flags = cstrcat (flags, " RANLIB=\"", octave_config_info ("RANLIB"), "\"");
+      endif
+      [status, output] = shell (strcat ("cd '", src, "'; ./configure --prefix=\"",
+                                        desc.dir, "\"", flags));
+      if (status != 0)
+	rm_rf (desc.dir);
+	error ("the configure script returned the following error: %s", output);
+      elseif (verbose)
+	printf("%s", output);
+      endif
+
+    endif
+
+    ## Make.
+    if (exist (fullfile (src, "Makefile"), "file"))
+      [status, output] = shell (cstrcat ("export INSTALLDIR=\"", desc.dir,
+					 "\"; make -C '", src, "'"));
+      if (status != 0)
+	rm_rf (desc.dir);
+	error ("'make' returned the following error: %s", output);
+      elseif (verbose)
+	printf("%s", output);
+      endif
+    endif
+
+    ## Copy files to "inst" and "inst/arch" (this is instead of 'make
+    ## install').
+    files = fullfile (src, "FILES");
+    instdir = fullfile (packdir, "inst");
+    archdir = fullfile (packdir, "inst", getarch ());
+
+    ## Get file names.
+    if (exist (files, "file"))
+      [fid, msg] = fopen (files, "r");
+      if (fid < 0)
+	error ("couldn't open %s: %s", files, msg);
+      endif
+      filenames = char (fread (fid))';
+      fclose (fid);
+      if (filenames(end) == "\n")
+	filenames(end) = [];
+      endif
+      filenames = split_by (filenames, "\n");
+      delete_idx =  [];
+      for i = 1:length (filenames)
+	if (! all (isspace (filenames{i})))
+	  filenames{i} = fullfile (src, filenames{i});
+	else
+	  delete_idx(end+1) = i;
+	endif
+      endfor
+      filenames(delete_idx) = [];
+    else
+      m = dir (fullfile (src, "*.m"));
+      oct = dir (fullfile (src, "*.oct"));
+      mex = dir (fullfile (src, "*.mex"));
+
+      filenames = cellfun (@(x) fullfile (src, x),
+			   {m.name, oct.name, mex.name},
+			   "UniformOutput", false);
+    endif
+
+    ## Split into architecture dependent and independent files.
+    if (isempty (filenames))
+      idx = [];
+    else
+      idx = cellfun (@is_architecture_dependent, filenames);
+    endif
+    archdependent = filenames (idx);
+    archindependent = filenames (!idx);
+
+    ## Copy the files.
+    if (! all (isspace ([filenames{:}])))
+	if (! exist (instdir, "dir")) # fixindent
+	  mkdir (instdir);
+	endif
+	if (! all (isspace ([archindependent{:}])))
+	  if (verbose)
+	    printf ("copyfile");
+	    printf (" %s", archindependent{:});
+	    printf ("%s\n", instdir);
+	  endif
+	  [status, output] = copyfile (archindependent, instdir);
+	  if (status != 1)
+	    rm_rf (desc.dir);
+	    error ("Couldn't copy files from 'src' to 'inst': %s", output);
+	  endif
+        endif
+	if (! all (isspace ([archdependent{:}])))
+	  if (verbose)
+	    printf ("copyfile");
+	    printf (" %s", archdependent{:});
+	    printf (" %s\n", archdir);
+	  endif
+	  if (! exist (archdir, "dir")) 
+	    mkdir (archdir);
+	  endif
+	  [status, output] = copyfile (archdependent, archdir);
+	  if (status != 1)
+	    rm_rf (desc.dir);
+	    error ("Couldn't copy files from 'src' to 'inst': %s", output);
+	  endif
+        endif
+    endif
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function pkg = extract_pkg (nm, pat)
+  fid = fopen (nm, "rt");
+  pkg = "";
+  if (fid >= 0)
+    while (! feof (fid))
+      ln = fgetl (fid);
+      if (ln > 0)
+	t = regexp (ln, pat, "tokens");
+	if (! isempty (t))
+          pkg = cstrcat (pkg, "\n", t{1}{1});
+	endif
+      endif
+    endwhile
+    if (! isempty (pkg))
+      pkg = cstrcat (pkg, "\n");
+    endif
+    fclose (fid);
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function create_pkgadddel (desc, packdir, nm, global_install)
+  instpkg = fullfile (desc.dir, nm);
+  instfid = fopen (instpkg, "wt");
+  ## If it is exists, most of the  PKG_* file should go into the 
+  ## architecture dependent directory so that the autoload/mfilename 
+  ## commands work as expected. The only part that doesn't is the
+  ## part in the main directory.
+  archdir = fullfile (getarchprefix (desc), cstrcat (desc.name, "-",
+						     desc.version), getarch ());
+  if (exist (getarchdir (desc, global_install), "dir"))
+    archpkg = fullfile (getarchdir (desc, global_install), nm);
+    archfid = fopen (archpkg, "at");
+  else
+    archpkg = instpkg;
+    archfid = instfid;
+  endif
+
+  if (archfid >= 0 && instfid >= 0)
+    ## Search all dot-m files for PKG commands.
+    lst = dir (fullfile (packdir, "inst", "*.m"));
+    for i = 1:length (lst)
+      nam = fullfile (packdir, "inst", lst(i).name);
+      fwrite (instfid, extract_pkg (nam, ['^[#%][#%]* *' nm ': *(.*)$']));
+    endfor                                   # fixindent
+
+    ## Search all C++ source files for PKG commands.
+    lst = dir (fullfile (packdir, "src", "*.cc")); # fixindent
+    for i = 1:length (lst)
+      nam = fullfile (packdir, "src", lst(i).name);
+      fwrite (archfid, extract_pkg (nam, ['^//* *' nm ': *(.*)$']));
+      fwrite (archfid, extract_pkg (nam, ['^/\** *' nm ': *(.*) *\*/$']));
+    endfor
+
+    ## Add developer included PKG commands.
+    packdirnm = fullfile (packdir, nm);
+    if (exist (packdirnm, "file"))
+      fid = fopen (packdirnm, "rt");
+      if (fid >= 0)
+        while (! feof (fid))
+          ln = fgets (fid);
+          if (ln > 0)
+            fwrite (archfid, ln);
+          endif
+        endwhile
+        fclose (fid);
+      endif
+    endif
+
+    ## If the files is empty remove it.
+    fclose (instfid);
+    t = dir (instpkg);
+    if (t.bytes <= 0)
+      unlink (instpkg);
+    endif
+
+    if (instfid != archfid)
+      fclose (archfid);
+      t = dir (archpkg);
+      if (t.bytes <= 0)
+        unlink (archpkg);
+      endif
+    endif
+  endif                         # fixindent
+endfunction                     # fixindent
+
+function copy_files (desc, packdir, global_install) # fixindent
+  ## Create the installation directory.
+  if (! exist (desc.dir, "dir"))
+    [status, output] = mkdir (desc.dir);
+    if (status != 1)
+      error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s", 
+	     desc.dir, output);
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  octfiledir = getarchdir (desc);
+
+  ## Copy the files from "inst" to installdir.
+  instdir = fullfile (packdir, "inst");
+  if (! dirempty (instdir))
+    [status, output] = copyfile (fullfile (instdir, "*"), desc.dir);
+    if (status != 1)
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      error ("couldn't copy files to the installation directory");
+    endif
+    if (exist (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch ()), "dir") &&
+	! strcmp (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch ()), octfiledir))
+      if (! exist (octfiledir, "dir"))
+        ## Can be required to create upto three levels of dirs.
+        octm1 = fileparts (octfiledir);
+        if (! exist (octm1, "dir"))
+          octm2 = fileparts (octm1);
+          if (! exist (octm2, "dir"))
+            octm3 = fileparts (octm2);
+            if (! exist (octm3, "dir"))
+              [status, output] = mkdir (octm3);
+              if (status != 1)
+                rm_rf (desc.dir);
+                error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s", 
+                       octm3, output);
+              endif
+            endif
+            [status, output] = mkdir (octm2);
+            if (status != 1)
+              rm_rf (desc.dir);
+              error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s", 
+                     octm2, output);
+            endif
+          endif
+          [status, output] = mkdir (octm1);
+          if (status != 1)
+            rm_rf (desc.dir);
+            error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s", 
+                   octm1, output);
+          endif
+        endif
+        [status, output] = mkdir (octfiledir);
+        if (status != 1)
+          rm_rf (desc.dir);
+          error ("couldn't create installation directory %s : %s", 
+		 octfiledir, output);
+        endif
+      endif
+      [status, output] = movefile (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch (), "*"), 
+				   octfiledir);
+      rm_rf (fullfile (desc.dir, getarch ()));
+
+      if (status != 1)
+        rm_rf (desc.dir);
+        rm_rf (octfiledir);
+        error ("couldn't copy files to the installation directory");
+      endif
+    endif
+
+  endif
+
+  ## Create the "packinfo" directory.
+  packinfo = fullfile (desc.dir, "packinfo");
+  [status, msg] = mkdir (packinfo);
+  if (status != 1)
+    rm_rf (desc.dir);
+    rm_rf (octfiledir);
+    error ("couldn't create packinfo directory: %s", msg);
+  endif
+
+  ## Copy DESCRIPTION.
+  [status, output] = copyfile (fullfile (packdir, "DESCRIPTION"), packinfo);
+  if (status != 1)
+    rm_rf (desc.dir);
+    rm_rf (octfiledir);
+    error ("couldn't copy DESCRIPTION: %s", output);
+  endif
+
+  ## Copy COPYING.
+  [status, output] = copyfile (fullfile (packdir, "COPYING"), packinfo);
+  if (status != 1)
+    rm_rf (desc.dir);
+    rm_rf (octfiledir);
+    error ("couldn't copy COPYING: %s", output);
+  endif
+
+  ## If the file ChangeLog exists, copy it.
+  changelog_file = fullfile (packdir, "ChangeLog");
+  if (exist (changelog_file, "file"))
+    [status, output] = copyfile (changelog_file, packinfo);
+    if (status != 1)
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      rm_rf (octfiledir);
+      error ("couldn't copy ChangeLog file: %s", output);
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  ## Is there an INDEX file to copy or should we generate one?
+  index_file = fullfile (packdir, "INDEX");
+  if (exist(index_file, "file"))
+    [status, output] = copyfile (index_file, packinfo);
+    if (status != 1)
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      rm_rf (octfiledir);
+      error ("couldn't copy INDEX file: %s", output);
+    endif
+  else
+    try
+      write_index (desc, fullfile (packdir, "inst"),
+		   fullfile (packinfo, "INDEX"), global_install);
+    catch
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      rm_rf (octfiledir);
+      rethrow (lasterror ());
+    end_try_catch
+  endif
+
+  ## Is there an 'on_uninstall.m' to install?
+  fon_uninstall = fullfile (packdir, "on_uninstall.m");
+  if (exist (fon_uninstall, "file"))
+    [status, output] = copyfile (fon_uninstall, packinfo);
+    if (status != 1)
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      rm_rf (octfiledir);
+      error ("couldn't copy on_uninstall.m: %s", output);
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  ## Is there a doc/ directory that needs to be installed?
+  docdir = fullfile (packdir, "doc");
+  if (exist (docdir, "dir") && ! dirempty (docdir))
+    [status, output] = copyfile (docdir, desc.dir);
+  endif
+
+  ## Is there a bin/ directory that needs to be installed?
+  ## FIXME: Need to treat architecture dependent files in bin/
+  bindir = fullfile (packdir, "bin");
+  if (exist (bindir, "dir") && ! dirempty (bindir))
+    [status, output] = copyfile (bindir, desc.dir);
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function finish_installation (desc, packdir, global_install)
+  ## Is there a post-install to call?
+  if (exist (fullfile (packdir, "post_install.m"), "file"))
+    wd = pwd ();
+    try
+      cd (packdir);
+      post_install (desc);
+      cd (wd);
+    catch
+      cd (wd);
+      rm_rf (desc.dir);
+      rm_rf (getarchdir (desc), global_install);
+      rethrow (lasterror ());
+    end_try_catch
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function generate_lookfor_cache (desc)
+  dirs = split_by (genpath (desc.dir), pathsep ());
+  for i = 1 : length (dirs)
+    gen_doc_cache (fullfile (dirs{i}, "doc-cache"), dirs{i});
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+## Make sure the package contains the essential files.
+function verify_directory (dir)
+  needed_files = {"COPYING", "DESCRIPTION"};
+  for f = needed_files
+    if (! exist (fullfile (dir, f{1}), "file"))
+      error ("package is missing file: %s", f{1});
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+## Parse the DESCRIPTION file.
+function desc = get_description (filename)
+  [fid, msg] = fopen (filename, "r");
+  if (fid == -1)
+    error ("the DESCRIPTION file %s could not be read: %s", filename, msg);
+  endif
+
+  desc = struct ();
+
+  line = fgetl (fid);
+  while (line != -1)
+    if (line(1) == "#")
+    ## Comments, do nothing.
+    elseif (isspace(line(1)))
+      ## Continuation lines
+      if (exist ("keyword", "var") && isfield (desc, keyword))
+	desc.(keyword) = cstrcat (desc.(keyword), " ", rstrip(line));
+      endif
+    else
+      ## Keyword/value pair
+      colon = find (line == ":");
+      if (length (colon) == 0)
+	disp ("skipping line");
+      else
+	colon = colon(1);
+	keyword = tolower (strip (line(1:colon-1)));
+	value = strip (line (colon+1:end));
+	if (length (value) == 0)
+	  fclose (fid);
+	  error ("the keyword %s has an empty value", desc.keywords{end});
+	endif
+	desc.(keyword) = value;
+      endif
+    endif
+    line = fgetl (fid);
+  endwhile
+  fclose (fid);
+
+  ## Make sure all is okay.
+  needed_fields = {"name", "version", "date", "title", ...
+		   "author", "maintainer", "description"};
+  for f = needed_fields
+    if (! isfield (desc, f{1}))
+      error ("description is missing needed field %s", f{1});
+    endif
+  endfor
+  desc.version = fix_version (desc.version);
+  if (isfield (desc, "depends"))
+    desc.depends = fix_depends (desc.depends);
+  else
+    desc.depends = "";
+  endif
+  desc.name = tolower (desc.name);
+endfunction
+
+## Make sure the version string v is a valid x.y.z version string
+## Examples: "0.1" => "0.1.0", "monkey" => error(...).
+function out = fix_version (v)
+  dots = find (v == ".");
+  if (length (dots) == 1)
+    major = str2num (v(1:dots-1));
+    minor = str2num (v(dots+1:end));
+    if (length (major) != 0 && length (minor) != 0)
+      out = sprintf ("%d.%d.0", major, minor);
+      return;
+    endif
+  elseif (length (dots) == 2)
+    major = str2num (v(1:dots(1)-1));
+    minor = str2num (v(dots(1)+1:dots(2)-1));
+    rev = str2num (v(dots(2)+1:end));
+    if (length (major) != 0 && length (minor) != 0 && length (rev) != 0)
+      out = sprintf ("%d.%d.%d", major, minor, rev);
+      return;
+    endif
+  endif
+  error ("bad version string: %s", v);
+endfunction
+
+## Make sure the depends field is of the right format.
+## This function returns a cell of structures with the following fields:
+##   package, version, operator
+function deps_cell = fix_depends (depends)
+  deps = split_by (tolower (depends), ",");
+  deps_cell = cell (1, length (deps));
+
+  ## For each dependency.
+  for i = 1:length (deps)
+    dep = deps{i};
+    lpar = find (dep == "(");
+    rpar = find (dep == ")");
+    ## Does the dependency specify a version
+    ## Example: package(>= version).
+    if (length (lpar) == 1 && length (rpar) == 1)
+      package = tolower (strip (dep(1:lpar-1)));
+      sub = dep(lpar(1)+1:rpar(1)-1);
+      parts = strsplit (sub, " ", true);
+      if (length (parts) != 2)
+	error ("incorrect syntax for dependency `%s' in the DESCRIPTION file\n",
+	       dep);
+      endif
+      operator = parts{1};
+      if (! any (strcmp (operator, {">", ">=", "<=", "<", "=="})))
+	error ("unsupported operator: %s", operator);
+      endif
+      version  = fix_version (parts{2});
+
+    ## If no version is specified for the dependency
+    ## we say that the version should be greater than 
+    ## or equal to "0.0.0".
+    else
+      package = tolower (strip (dep));
+      operator = ">=";
+      version  = "0.0.0";
+    endif
+    deps_cell{i} = struct ("package", package, "operator", operator,
+			   "version", version);
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+## Strip the text of spaces from the right
+## Example: "  hello world  " => "  hello world"
+## FIXME -- is this the same as deblank?
+function text = rstrip (text)
+  chars = find (! isspace (text));
+  if (length (chars) > 0)
+    ## FIXME: shouldn't it be text = text(1:chars(end));
+    text = text (chars(1):end);
+  else
+    text = "";
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+## Strip the text of spaces from the left and the right.
+## Example: "  hello world  " => "hello world"
+function text = strip (text)
+  chars = find (! isspace (text));
+  if (length (chars) > 0)
+    text = text(chars(1):chars(end));
+  else
+    text = "";
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+## Split the text into a cell array of strings by sep.
+## Example: "A, B" => {"A", "B"} (with sep = ",")
+function out = split_by (text, sep)
+  out = strtrim (strsplit (text, sep));
+endfunction
+
+## Create an INDEX file for a package that doesn't provide one.
+##   'desc'  describes the package.
+##   'dir'   is the 'inst' directory in temporary directory.
+##   'index_file' is the name (including path) of resulting INDEX file.
+function write_index (desc, dir, index_file, global_install)
+  ## Get names of functions in dir
+  [files, err, msg] = readdir (dir);
+  if (err)
+    error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", dir, msg);
+  endif
+
+  ## Check for architecture dependent files.
+  tmpdir = getarchdir (desc);
+  if (exist (tmpdir, "dir"))
+    [files2, err, msg] = readdir (tmpdir);
+    if (err)
+      error ("couldn't read directory %s: %s", tmpdir, msg);
+    endif
+    files = [files; files2];    
+  endif
+
+  functions = {};
+  for i = 1:length (files)
+    file = files{i};
+    lf = length (file);
+    if (lf > 2 && strcmp (file(end-1:end), ".m"))
+      functions{end+1} = file(1:end-2);
+    elseif (lf > 4 && strcmp (file(end-3:end), ".oct"))
+      functions{end+1} = file(1:end-4);
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Does desc have a categories field?
+  if (! isfield (desc, "categories"))
+    error ("the DESCRIPTION file must have a Categories field, when no INDEX file is given");
+  endif
+  categories = split_by (desc.categories, ",");
+  if (length (categories) < 1)
+    error ("the Category field is empty");
+  endif
+
+  ## Write INDEX.
+  fid = fopen (index_file, "w");
+  if (fid == -1)
+    error ("couldn't open %s for writing.", index_file);
+  endif
+  fprintf (fid, "%s >> %s\n", desc.name, desc.title);
+  fprintf (fid, "%s\n", categories{1});
+  fprintf (fid, "  %s\n", functions{:});
+  fclose (fid);
+endfunction
+
+function bad_deps = get_unsatisfied_deps (desc, installed_pkgs_lst)
+  bad_deps = {};
+
+  ## For each dependency.
+  for i = 1:length (desc.depends)
+    dep = desc.depends{i};
+
+    ## Is the current dependency Octave?
+    if (strcmp (dep.package, "octave"))
+      if (! compare_versions (OCTAVE_VERSION, dep.version, dep.operator))
+        bad_deps{end+1} = dep;
+      endif
+    ## Is the current dependency not Octave?
+    else
+      ok = false;
+      for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+	cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+	cur_version = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.version;
+	if (strcmp (dep.package, cur_name)
+	    && compare_versions (cur_version, dep.version, dep.operator))
+	  ok = true;
+	  break;
+	endif
+      endfor
+      if (! ok)
+        bad_deps{end+1} = dep;
+      endif
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+function [out1, out2] = installed_packages (local_list, global_list)
+  ## Get the list of installed packages.
+  try
+    local_packages = load (local_list).local_packages;
+  catch
+    local_packages = {};
+  end_try_catch
+  try
+    global_packages = load (global_list).global_packages;
+  catch
+    global_packages = {};
+  end_try_catch
+  installed_pkgs_lst = {local_packages{:}, global_packages{:}};
+
+  ## Eliminate duplicates in the installed package list.
+  ## Locally installed packages take precedence.
+  dup = [];
+  for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+    if (find (dup, i))
+      continue;
+    endif
+    for j = (i+1):length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+      if (find (dup, j))
+	continue;
+      endif
+      if (strcmp (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name, installed_pkgs_lst{j}.name))
+	dup = [dup, j];
+      endif
+    endfor
+  endfor
+  if (! isempty(dup))
+    installed_pkgs_lst(dup) = [];
+  endif  
+
+  ## Now check if the package is loaded.
+  tmppath = strrep (path(), "\\", "/");
+  for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+    if (findstr (tmppath, strrep (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir, "\\", "/")))
+      installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded = true;
+    else
+      installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded = false;
+    endif
+  endfor
+  for i = 1:length (local_packages)
+    if (findstr (tmppath, strrep (local_packages{i}.dir, "\\", "/")))
+      local_packages{i}.loaded = true;
+    else
+      local_packages{i}.loaded = false;
+    endif
+  endfor
+  for i = 1:length (global_packages)
+    if (findstr (tmppath, strrep (global_packages{i}.dir, "\\", "/")))
+      global_packages{i}.loaded = true;
+    else
+      global_packages{i}.loaded = false;
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Should we return something?
+  if (nargout == 2)
+    out1 = local_packages;
+    out2 = global_packages;
+    return;
+  elseif (nargout == 1)
+    out1 = installed_pkgs_lst;
+    return;
+  endif
+
+  ## We shouldn't return something, so we'll print something.
+  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
+  if (num_packages == 0)
+    printf ("no packages installed.\n");
+    return;
+  endif
+
+  ## Compute the maximal lengths of name, version, and dir.
+  h1 = "Package Name";
+  h2 = "Version";
+  h3 = "Installation directory";
+  max_name_length = length (h1); 
+  max_version_length = length (h2);
+  names = cell (num_packages, 1); 
+  for i = 1:num_packages
+    max_name_length = max (max_name_length,
+			   length (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name));
+    max_version_length = max (max_version_length,
+			      length (installed_pkgs_lst{i}.version));
+    names{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+  endfor
+  max_dir_length = terminal_size()(2) - max_name_length - ...
+		   max_version_length - 7;
+  if (max_dir_length < 20)
+    max_dir_length = Inf;
+  endif
+
+  h1 = postpad (h1, max_name_length + 1, " ");
+  h2 = postpad (h2, max_version_length, " ");;
+
+  ## Print a header.
+  header = sprintf("%s | %s | %s\n", h1, h2, h3);
+  printf (header);
+  tmp = sprintf (repmat ("-", 1, length(header)-1));
+  tmp(length(h1)+2) = "+";
+  tmp(length(h1)+length(h2)+5) = "+";
+  printf ("%s\n", tmp);
+
+  ## Print the packages.
+  format = sprintf ("%%%ds %%1s| %%%ds | %%s\n", max_name_length,
+		    max_version_length);
+  [dummy, idx] = sort (names);
+  for i = 1:num_packages
+    cur_name = installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.name;
+    cur_version = installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.version;
+    cur_dir = installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.dir;
+    if (length (cur_dir) > max_dir_length)
+      first_char = length (cur_dir) - max_dir_length + 4;
+      first_filesep = strfind (cur_dir(first_char:end), filesep());
+      if (! isempty (first_filesep))
+        cur_dir = cstrcat ("...", 
+			   cur_dir((first_char + first_filesep(1) - 1):end));
+      else
+        cur_dir = cstrcat ("...", cur_dir(first_char:end));
+      endif
+    endif
+    if (installed_pkgs_lst{idx(i)}.loaded)
+      cur_loaded = "*";
+    else
+      cur_loaded = " ";
+    endif
+    printf (format, cur_name, cur_loaded, cur_version, cur_dir);
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+function load_packages (files, handle_deps, local_list, global_list)
+  installed_pkgs_lst = installed_packages (local_list, global_list);
+  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
+
+  ## Read package names and installdirs into a more convenient format.
+  pnames = pdirs = cell (1, num_packages);
+  for i = 1:num_packages
+    pnames{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+    pdirs{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir;
+  endfor
+
+  ## Load all.
+  if (length (files) == 1 && strcmp (files{1}, "all"))
+    idx = [1:length(installed_pkgs_lst)];
+  ## Load auto.
+  elseif (length (files) == 1 && strcmp (files{1}, "auto")) 
+    idx = [];
+    for i = 1:length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+      if (exist (fullfile (pdirs{i}, "packinfo", ".autoload"), "file"))
+	idx (end + 1) = i;
+      endif
+    endfor
+  ## Load package_name1 ...
+  else
+    idx = [];
+    for i = 1:length (files)
+      idx2 = find (strcmp (pnames, files{i}));
+      if (! any (idx2))
+	error ("package %s is not installed", files{i});
+      endif
+      idx (end + 1) = idx2;
+    endfor
+  endif
+
+  ## Load the packages, but take care of the ordering of dependencies.
+  load_packages_and_dependencies (idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst, true);
+endfunction
+
+function unload_packages (files, handle_deps, local_list, global_list)
+  installed_pkgs_lst = installed_packages (local_list, global_list);
+  num_packages = length (installed_pkgs_lst);
+
+  ## Read package names and installdirs into a more convenient format.
+  pnames = pdirs = cell (1, num_packages);
+  for i = 1:num_packages
+    pnames{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.name;
+    pdirs{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir;
+    pdeps{i} = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.depends;
+  endfor
+
+  ## Get the current octave path.
+  p = split_by (path(), pathsep ());
+
+  if (length (files) == 1 && strcmp (files{1}, "all"))
+    ## Unload all.
+    dirs = pdirs;
+    desc = installed_pkgs_lst;
+  else
+    ## Unload package_name1 ...
+    dirs = {};
+    desc = {};
+    for i = 1:length (files)
+      idx = strcmp (pnames, files{i});
+      if (! any (idx))
+	error ("package %s is not installed", files{i});
+      endif
+      dirs{end+1} = pdirs{idx};
+      desc{end+1} = installed_pkgs_lst{idx};
+    endfor
+  endif
+
+  ## Check for architecture dependent directories.
+  archdirs = {};
+  for i = 1:length (dirs)
+    tmpdir = getarchdir (desc{i});
+    if (exist (tmpdir, "dir"))
+      archdirs{end+1} = dirs{i};
+      archdirs{end+1} = tmpdir;
+    else
+      archdirs{end+1} = dirs{i};
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Unload the packages.
+  for i = 1:length (archdirs)
+    d = archdirs{i};
+    idx = strcmp (p, d);
+    if (any (idx))
+      rmpath (d);
+    ## FIXME: We should also check if we need to remove items from
+    ## EXEC_PATH.
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+function [status_out, msg_out] = rm_rf (dir)
+  if (exist (dir))
+    crr = confirm_recursive_rmdir ();
+    unwind_protect
+      confirm_recursive_rmdir (false);
+      [status, msg] = rmdir (dir, "s");
+    unwind_protect_cleanup
+      confirm_recursive_rmdir (crr);
+    end_unwind_protect
+  else
+    status = 1;
+    msg = "";
+  endif
+  if (nargout > 0)
+    status_out = status;
+  endif
+  if (nargout > 1)
+    msg_out = msg;
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function emp = dirempty (nm, ign)
+  if (exist (nm, "dir"))
+    if (nargin < 2)
+      ign = {".", ".."};
+    else
+      ign = [{".", ".."}, ign];
+    endif
+    l = dir (nm);
+    for i = 1:length (l)
+      found = false;
+      for j = 1:length (ign)
+        if (strcmp (l(i).name, ign{j}))
+          found = true;
+          break;
+        endif
+      endfor
+      if (! found)
+        emp = false;
+        return
+      endif
+    endfor
+    emp = true;
+  else
+    emp = true;
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function arch = getarch ()
+  persistent _arch = cstrcat (octave_config_info("canonical_host_type"), ...
+			      "-", octave_config_info("api_version"));
+  arch = _arch;
+endfunction
+
+function archprefix = getarchprefix (desc, global_install)
+  if ((nargin == 2 && global_install) || (nargin < 2 && issuperuser ()))
+    archprefix = fullfile (octave_config_info ("libexecdir"), "octave", 
+			   "packages", cstrcat(desc.name, "-", desc.version));
+  else
+    archprefix = desc.dir;
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function archdir = getarchdir (desc)
+  archdir = fullfile (desc.archprefix, getarch());
+endfunction
+
+function s = issuperuser ()
+  if ((ispc () && ! isunix ()) || (geteuid() == 0))
+    s = true;
+  else
+    s = false;
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function [status, output] = shell (cmd)
+  persistent have_sh;
+
+  cmd = strrep (cmd, "\\", "/");
+  if (ispc () && ! isunix ())
+    if (isempty(have_sh))
+      if (system("sh.exe -c \"exit\""))
+        have_sh = false;
+      else
+        have_sh = true;
+      endif
+    endif
+    if (have_sh)
+      [status, output] = system (cstrcat ("sh.exe -c \"", cmd, "\""));
+    else
+      error ("Can not find the command shell")
+    endif
+  else
+    [status, output] = system (cmd);
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function newdesc = save_order (desc)
+  newdesc = {};
+  for i = 1 : length(desc)
+    deps = desc{i}.depends;
+    if (isempty (deps) || (length (deps) == 1 && 
+			   strcmp(deps{1}.package, "octave")))
+      newdesc {end + 1} = desc{i};
+    else
+      tmpdesc = {};
+      for k = 1 : length (deps)
+        for j = 1 : length (desc)
+          if (strcmp (desc{j}.name, deps{k}.package))
+            tmpdesc{end+1} = desc{j};
+	    break;
+          endif
+        endfor
+      endfor
+      if (! isempty (tmpdesc))					     
+        newdesc = {newdesc{:}, save_order(tmpdesc){:}, desc{i}};
+      else
+        newdesc{end+1} = desc{i};
+      endif
+    endif
+  endfor
+  ## Eliminate the duplicates.
+  idx = [];
+  for i = 1 : length (newdesc)
+    for j = (i + 1) : length (newdesc)
+      if (strcmp (newdesc{i}.name, newdesc{j}.name))
+        idx (end + 1) = j;
+      endif
+    endfor
+  endfor
+  newdesc(idx) = [];
+endfunction
+
+function load_packages_and_dependencies (idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst,
+					 global_install)
+  idx = load_package_dirs (idx, [], handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst);
+  dirs = {};
+  execpath = EXEC_PATH ();
+  for i = idx;
+    ndir = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.dir;
+    dirs{end+1} = ndir;
+    if (exist (fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"), "dir"))
+      execpath = cstrcat (fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"), ":", execpath);
+    endif
+    tmpdir = getarchdir (installed_pkgs_lst{i});
+    if (exist (tmpdir, "dir"))
+      dirs{end + 1} = tmpdir;
+      if (exist (fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"), "dir"))
+        execpath = cstrcat (fullfile (dirs{end}, "bin"), ":", execpath);
+      endif
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  ## Load the packages.
+  if (length (dirs) > 0)
+    addpath (dirs{:});
+  endif
+
+  ## Add the binaries to exec_path.
+  if (! strcmp (EXEC_PATH, execpath))
+    EXEC_PATH (execpath);
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function idx = load_package_dirs (lidx, idx, handle_deps, installed_pkgs_lst)
+  for i = lidx
+    if (isfield (installed_pkgs_lst{i}, "loaded") &&
+	installed_pkgs_lst{i}.loaded)
+      continue;
+    else
+      if (handle_deps)
+        deps = installed_pkgs_lst{i}.depends;
+        if ((length (deps) > 1) || (length (deps) == 1 && 
+	  			    ! strcmp(deps{1}.package, "octave")))
+          tmplidx = [];
+          for k = 1 : length (deps)
+            for j = 1 : length (installed_pkgs_lst)
+              if (strcmp (installed_pkgs_lst{j}.name, deps{k}.package))
+                tmplidx (end + 1) = j;
+	        break;
+              endif
+            endfor
+          endfor
+          idx = load_package_dirs (tmplidx, idx, handle_deps, 
+				   installed_pkgs_lst);
+        endif
+      endif
+      if (isempty (find(idx == i)))
+        idx (end + 1) = i;
+      endif
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+function dep = is_architecture_dependent (nm)
+  persistent archdepsuffix = {".oct",".mex",".a",".lib",".so",".so.*",".dll","dylib"};
+
+  dep = false;
+  for i = 1 : length (archdepsuffix)
+    ext = archdepsuffix{i};
+    if (ext(end) == "*")
+      isglob = true;
+      ext(end) = [];
+    else
+      isglob = false;
+    endif
+    pos = findstr (nm, ext);
+    if (pos)
+      if (! isglob && (length(nm) - pos(end) != length(ext) - 1))
+	continue;
+      endif
+      dep = true;
+      break;
+    endif
+  endfor
+endfunction