[BioC] Bioconductor web page

[Seth Falcon]

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Keith Satterley <keith at wehi.EDU.AU> writes:

> I've been creating a script to install all packages that I want on computers in 
> our Institute and I've been checking what is installed by biocLite.
>
> The web page:
>
> http://www.bioconductor.org/docs/install-howto.html
>
> is incorrect. The error is that the page states that biocLite actually installs 
> 20 packages, including reposTools. However, reposTools is not installed, but 
> affyQCreport is installed.
>
> Could the install-howto be corrected?

yes, we will fix it.  Thanks for pointing out that it is out of date.

> I guess to be technically correct, it could be pointed out on the web page that 
> installing the packages using biocLite also causes dependent packages, 
> widgetTools, affyio, GO, KEGG, tkWidgets, simpleaffy and RcolorBrewer to be 
> installed as well. At least, this happens on my Windows XP
> installation of R2.5.0.

These dependencies can change.  Perhaps we will find a programatic way
to have biocLite or similar list what it will try to install and
remove the description from the web page...

+ seth

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