[Rd] helping R-forge build

[Matthew Dowle]

On 16/09/13 16:11, Paul Gilbert wrote:
> (subject changed from Re: [Rd] declaring package dependencies )
> ...
>> Yes useful. But that includes a package build system (which is what
>> breaks on
>> R-Forge). If you could do that on a six-pack then could you fix R-Forge
>> on a
>> three-pack first please? The R-Forge build system is itself an open
>> source
>> package on R-Forge. Anyone can look at it, understand it and change it
>> to be
>> more stable. That build system is here :
>>
>> https://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=34
>>
>> (I only know this because Stefan told me once. So I suspect others don't
>> know
>> either, or it hasn't sunk in that we're pushing on an open door.)
>>
>> Matthew
>
> Open code is necessary, but to debug one needs access to logs, etc, to
> see where it is breaking.  Do you know how to find that information?

There's a link at the bottom of the R-Forge page to :
   http://download.r-forge.r-project.org/STATUS
I don't know if that's enough but it's a start maybe. I've copied Stefan 
in case there are more logs somewhere else.

> (And, BTW, there are also tools to help automatically build R and test
> packages at http://automater.r-forge.r-project.org/ .)

automater looks good! What's the next step?

>
> Paul
>