[R-sig-Debian] Problems when installing RODBC in debian etch

[Johannes Ranke]

* Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> [080627 19:30]:
> 
> Johannes,
> 
> On 27 June 2008 at 17:05, Johannes Ranke wrote:
> | Hi,
> | 
> | I just added RODBC to the list of packages maintained for the Debian
> | etch backports on CRAN. The r-cran-rodbc packages are on their way to
> | CRAN - if you want them now, you can use
> | 
> |     deb http://chem.uft.uni-bremen.de/r-cran etch-cran/
> | 
> | as an alternative.
> 
> Super -- thanks for the quick addition!
> 
> Depending on how much energy and time you have, you could try to establish
> contact with the folks at backport.org so that other Debian users (who may
> not know about the CRAN repos) could get it too.  Just a thought.

Yes - I would have to make the packages compatible to their policy and
need a Debian Developer to do the uploads.
 
Johannes