[BioC] Missing file in rhdf5

[Robert Gentleman]

Dave,
  Thanks, that is a good point. We will look at removing it (and
  amending the description of what users get) from the automatic 
  downloads.

  But we still need to make the point that the hdf5 files are not
  missing. They are part of a separate application. This is the same behavior
  as many other R packages (XML, all the database packages) which presume that
  the application being interacted with has been installed.
  It is easily downloaded and installed from:
   http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/
 
  Regards,
    Robert


On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 04:57:52PM -0700, David O. Nelson wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Regarding the compile failure due to missing rhdf5 files...
> 
> Might I recommend that rhdf5 not be a part of "...all Bioconductor recommneded 
> (sic) packages in one bundle" ?
> 
> That way potential users won't be turned off by downloading the package 
> bundle, trying to install it, and being thrown by the compile failure and a 
> partially installed bundle.
> 
> I appreciate the convenience of one download and install, but it should be a 
> bit more self-contained, eh?
> 
> cheers,
> dave
> 
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