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

[Johannes Ranke]

* Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> [080627 22:10]:
> 
> On 27 June 2008 at 21:46, Johannes Ranke wrote:
> | * 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.
> 
> I see -- as backports.org is not 'officially' Debian I was hoping that it may
> have a more lenient upload policy. Guess we'll make do with CRAN then. Could
> you make sure the README reflects your package ports too?

Sorry, I only updated the README, not the more visible README.html - now on its way.

Johannes