[R-sig-Debian] rkward_0.6.5-1~stretchcran.0_amd64.deb missing

[Griera]

Thank you very much Johannes for these ever so quick answers.

I thank you also for the explanations.

On Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:06:29 +0200
Johannes Ranke <johannes.ranke at jrwb.de> wrote:

> Hi Griera,
> 
> The version number of the backport is considered lower than the version number 
> in the official repository. You could use
> 
>   apt-get install -t stretch-cran34 rkward  

Yes, this is much better than downloading the packages and installing them by hand. Thanks for this suggestion.

Bests regards. Griera.


> 
> to get it anyways in this case. The version in the official Debian stretch 
> repository has not been rebuilt using R 3.4.0, which is likely the reason if 
> it did not work at your end.
> 
> Upcoming R 3.4.2 in Debian will, so it seems, not be co-installable with 
> packages that it breaks any more[1]. Then, using -t should not be needed any 
> more in such a case, as far as I understand (not very far).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Johannes
> 
> [1] https://tracker.debian.org/news/874312
> 
> 
> Am Dienstag, 26. September 2017, 17:45:13 CEST schrieb Griera:  
> > Hi Johannes:
> > 
> > Thank you very much. Rkward now works. The only drawback is that I had to
> > install it "by hand":
> > 
> >     sudo dpkg -i rkward_0.6.5-1~stretchcran.0_amd64.deb
> > rkward-data_0.6.5-1~stretchcran.0_all.deb
> > 
> > By default, apt-get installed the Debian repository version (rkward
> > 0.6.5-1+b1 0.6.5-1+b1).
> > 
> > Thanks for your contributions to the R-Debian project!
> > 
> > Regards. Griera.
> > 
> > On Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:41:54 +0200
> > 
> > Johannes Ranke <johannes.ranke at jrwb.de> wrote:    
> > > Hello Griera,
> > > 
> > > sorry, I forgot an "svn add", so the package got lost on the way.
> > > 
> > > It is on chem now, and will migrate to CRAN shortly.
> > > 
> > > Johannes
> > > 
> > > Am Montag, 25. September 2017, 10:57:37 CEST schrieb Griera:    
> > > > Hello Johannes:
> > > > 
> > > > I'm sorry, but I still have the same problem with Rkward.
> > > > 
> > > > After running apt-get update, I still can not find the amd64 version of
> > > > the
> > > > 
> > > > Rkward package. I have tried it with the following sources:
> > > >     deb http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian stretch-cran34/
> > > >     deb http://chem.uft.uni-bremen.de/ranke/r-cran stretch-cran34/
> > > >     deb http://chem.uft.uni-bremen.de/ranke/r-cran jessie-cran34/  (the
> > > >     source you tell me in the answer)
> > > > 
> > > > On the other hand, the package does not seem to be in
> > > > https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/stretch-cran34/. I can see a
> > > > new Rkward package for the i386 architecture dated September 20, but I
> > > > do
> > > > not see the version for the amd64 architecture.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you very much for your help.
> > > > 
> > > > Best regards. Griera.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:16:35 +0200
> > > > 
> > > > Johannes Ranke <johannes.ranke at jrwb.de> wrote:    
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Am Mittwoch, 20. September 2017, 15:43:32 CEST schrieb Griera:    
> > > > > > Hi:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have tried to upgrade from version 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 in a Debian
> > > > > > Stretch
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > following the instructions of the web page:
> > > > > >   https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > but after updating, Rkward does not work (Error in RK: Graphics API
> > > > > > version
> > > > > > mismatch). Analyzing the problem, I notice that the Rkward package
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > available in the amd64 version (yes in the i386 version), for
> > > > > > example    
> > > 
> > > here:    
> > > > > >   https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/stretch-cran34/    
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for reporting. The build for amd64 failed, because somehow
> > > > > apt-get
> > > > > source does not see the source package of rkward in the repository any
> > > > > more.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I had to adapt my build script
> > > > > 
> > > > >   https://cgit.jrwb.de/r-backports/commit/?id=56157ad9495765d9
> > > > > 
> > > > > The amd64 deb is on its way to CRAN, I think it should be there within
> > > > > a
> > > > > day or so. If impatient, use
> > > > > 
> > > > >   deb http://chem.uft.uni-bremen.de/ranke/r-cran jessie-cran34/
> > > > > 
> > > > > for the moment.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Johannes
> > > > >     
> > > > > > It is not necessary? Can anyone help me on how can I solve the
> > > > > > problem that Rkward does not work?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks a lot. Griera
> > > > > > 
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