[R] Upgrading R

[Duncan Murdoch]

Uwe Ligges wrote:
> Gorjanc Gregor wrote:
> 
>> Hello!
>>
>> New version of R has came out and I would like to thank to all developers
>> on this matter. So I should probably upgrade. Fine and no problem. For 
>> windows I just grab the latest precompiled binnaries and install them. 
>> Then
>> I see a report on a bug, which is or will be fixed in pacthed version. So
>> I need to get binnaries from patched build and install them, right?
>>
>> How often do you people upgrade R on windows? For every patch? I know 
>> that
>> it depends on the bug, but I would just like to hear what are your 
>> habits.
> 
> 
> The binaries on CRAN are updated by Duncan Murdoch frequently. Of 
> course, you can get the sources at arbitrary time and compile yourself 
> hourly, if you prefer. ;-)

At present, "frequently = daily" is the target, but occasionally I miss 
the target for various reasons, such as a build error or something wrong 
with my job scheduling.  Usually I notice within a few days and get 
things going again.

> 
> You have to distinguish official releases and patched versions.
> 
> For official releases:
> Form the developer page: "The general schedule is to have major releases 
> (x.y.0) biannually".
> During the last few years, each major release was followed by one minor 
> (bug-fix) release after roughly one month.

Right, the daily builds are unreleased snapshots, and are not tested by 
me.  If all goes well then whoever committed the latest changes tested 
them and didn't break anything, but things occasionally go wrong, which 
is why we have the alpha and beta test periods before a release.

Duncan Murdoch

> 
> Uwe Ligges
> 
> 
>>
>> I suppose Debian packages of "base R" are updated accordingly to R 
>> patches,
>> aren't they?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> -- 
>> Lep pozdrav / With regards,
>>     Gregor Gorjanc
>>
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