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.
I suppose Debian packages of "base R" are updated accordingly to R
patches,
aren't they?
Thanks in advance!
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Lep pozdrav / With regards,
Gregor Gorjanc
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On 24 April 2005 at 14:45, Gorjanc Gregor wrote: | I suppose Debian packages of "base R" are updated accordingly to R patches, | aren't they? No, I tend to follow R Core and make release when actual minor release are made. On the other hand, I try to help with alpha and beta releases during the build-up to a release. Full details are of course in the changelog, on your Debian box in /usr/share/doc/r-base-core/changelog.Debian.gz and on the web at http://changelog.debian.net/r-base Regards, Dirk -- Better to have an approximate answer to the right question than a precise answer to the wrong question. -- John Tukey as quoted by John Chambers
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. ;-) 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. 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > University of Ljubljana > Biotechnical Faculty URI: http://www.bfro.uni-lj.si/MR/ggorjan > Zootechnical Department email: gregor.gorjanc <at> bfro.uni-lj.si > Groblje 3 tel: +386 (0)1 72 17 861 > SI-1230 Domzale fax: +386 (0)1 72 17 888 > Slovenia > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
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 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> University of Ljubljana >> Biotechnical Faculty URI: http://www.bfro.uni-lj.si/MR/ggorjan >> Zootechnical Department email: gregor.gorjanc <at> bfro.uni-lj.si >> Groblje 3 tel: +386 (0)1 72 17 861 >> SI-1230 Domzale fax: +386 (0)1 72 17 888 >> Slovenia >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide! >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Thanks to all for their explanations. Things are much clearer to me now.
--
Lep pozdrav / With regards,
Gregor Gorjanc
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University of Ljubljana
Biotechnical Faculty URI: http://www.bfro.uni-lj.si/MR/ggorjan
Zootechnical Department email: gregor.gorjanc <at> bfro.uni-lj.si
Groblje 3 tel: +386 (0)1 72 17 861
SI-1230 Domzale fax: +386 (0)1 72 17 888
Slovenia