[Rd] Add links to NEWS/ChangeLog to package pages
Dirk Eddelbuettel
edd at debian.org
Wed Jun 9 22:07:51 CEST 2004
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 11:16:34AM -0700, A.J. Rossini wrote:
>
> That's a great idea, Greg! (actually, have you seen the
> apt-listchanges and apt-listbugs features on debian, which does the
> same prior to install? Then you can abort the install if the changes
> aren't what you want (or if outstanding bugs have/havn't been
> fixed/introduced, which is even better, but linking in a bugtracking
> system would be a PITA).
It is a good idea -- but we currently do not have a standard of
-- whether it is CHANGES, ChangeLog or changelog
-- whether it is in the top-level or the inst directory
edd at chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */CHANGES
multcomp-0.4.6/CHANGES mvtnorm-0.6.8/CHANGES
edd at chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */ChangeLog
Rmpi-0.4.8/ChangeLog date-1.2.17/ChangeLog gregmisc-1.11.1/ChangeLog
nlme-3.1.48/ChangeLog rsprng-0.3.1/ChangeLog
abind-1.1.0/ChangeLog date-1.2.18/ChangeLog gregmisc-1.11.2/ChangeLog
quadprog-1.4.7/ChangeLog tseries-0.9.21/ChangeLog
cluster-1.9.1/ChangeLog foreign-0.6.9/ChangeLog lattice-0.9.12/ChangeLog
rpvm-0.6.2/ChangeLog
edd at chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */inst/CHANGES
Rcmdr-0.9.8/inst/CHANGES car-1.0.12/inst/CHANGES effects-1.0.5/inst/CHANGES
edd at chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */inst/ChangeLog
ls: */inst/ChangeLog: No such file or directory
Dirk
>
> best,
> -tony
>
>
> "Warnes, Gregory R" <gregory_r_warnes at groton.pfizer.com> writes:
>
> > Just a thought:
> >
> > It would be nice to be able to review the NEWS and/or ChangeLog files for
> > packages via the package web page on CRAN...
> >
> > -Greg
> >
> > Gregory R. Warnes
> > Manager, Non-Clinical Statistics
> > Pfizer Global Research and Development
> >
> >
> >
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