[Bioc-devel] Bioconductor Changelog?

[cstrato]

Martin Morgan wrote:
> cstrato wrote:
>   
>> Dear Jim, dear Martin,
>>
>> Thank you for your replies, I have just tested:
>> svn log -v https://hedgehog.fhcrc.org/bioconductor/trunk/madman/Rpacks |
>> less
>> and in principle it works.
>>
>> However, I must admit that it is not the same as Jim's really great
>> Changelog, where you could not only browse around but also select a
>> certain package and check all changes that were made.
>>     
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> add the package name to the end of the URL.
>   
Thank you, this works, although it is still not as convenient as the 
Changelog.

Best regards
Christian
>   
>> It would be really great to see this web-site working again, and I
>> assume that many other people were using it, too, and would be glad to
>> have it again.
>>
>> Maybe, even more people would use it if the official web-site for each
>> package would not only have a link to the "Download Stats" (which is
>> also great to have), but also a link to the "Bioconductor Changelog" for
>> this package.
>>     
>
> The link was removed from that location when the change log became out
> of date (see the 2.3 release pages, for instance); in some ways a
> package NEWS file is the appropriate location for end-user information
> (though I realize that many packages don't provide a NEWS file, and that
> facilities for accessing a NEWS file are not as convenient as one might
> like).
>
> Martin
>
>   
>> Best regards
>> Christian
>>
>>
>> James W. MacDonald wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Christian,
>>>
>>> cstrato wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> Do you know what happened to the "Bioconductor Changelog"?
>>>> It was a great way to stay updated about the latest changes in the
>>>> Bioconductor packages.
>>>>
>>>> It seems that it is no longer updated, see:
>>>> http://fgc.lsi.umich.edu/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi
>>>>         
>>> You are correct. I was maintaining the changelogs until late last
>>> year, but the server I was using is not under my control and is being
>>> used for other purposes that were having adverse effects on the
>>> changelog, so I asked the folks in Seattle to move it there.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, on a fun scale of 1:10, setting it up rates a -1, so I
>>> think it has taken a back seat to things like sweet new next-gen
>>> functions and such. And you are only the second person to mention that
>>> it is dormant.
>>>
>>> But if an up-swelling of interest occurs, maybe Patrick (cough,
>>> slacker, cough) will get 'er done ;-D
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Is there an alternative possibility to see the latest changes in the
>>>> Bioconductor packages?
>>>>         
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> svn co https://hedgehog.fhcrc.org/bioconductor/trunk/madman/Rpacks
>>>
>>> then each day (an example being tomorrow)
>>>
>>> cd Rpacks
>>> svn update
>>> svn log -v -r {2010-01-15}:{2010-01-14} > svnlog_2010-01-15.txt
>>>
>>> But yeah... that would not be fun. I used to parse that by hand every
>>> month and mail it to the list. That rates a -1e100 on a fun scale of
>>> 1:10.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Christian
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