Re: R 2.0.0 will require rebuilding of r-cran-* packages

[Douglas Bates <bates@stat.wisc.edu>]

Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 08:15:08AM -0500, Douglas Bates wrote:
>
> > The upstream package authors are being strongly encouraged to modify 
> > their packages for R-2.0.0.  New facilities in 2.0.0 for lazy loading of 
> > data from packages and lazy loading of functions require changes in the 
> > R package's DESCRIPTION file.
>
>
> R 1.9.1 is now in testing. I could therefore upload 2.0.0 into unstable.
> However, this will break existing library() installation.
>
> In an ideal world, we could coordinate all this. E.g. I could (continue to)
> seed experimental with a recent R 2.0.0 snapshot, we download these into our
> build environments, build the r-* packages and upload them around the same
> time. 

Would you be kind enough to remind us how we download from experimental?

> Would that be feasible?  Say, next weekend?

I'm travelling to New Jersey and Pennsylvania next week to give short 
courses at Merck.  I doubt that I will have Internet access or time to 
do uploads after Saturday.