[Bioc-devel] Imports version that's only available on github?

My package requires a version of 'DT' that's only available on github. I
tried following the answer to this SO
<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30493388/create-an-r-package-that-depends-on-another-r-package-located-on-github>
(specifying 'Remotes' in the DESCRIPTION in addition to the version needed
in 'Imports'). Build failed with "Package required and available but
unsuitable version: 'DT'". How should this be handled? Thank you,

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On 08/05/2016 01:55 PM, Alex Pickering wrote:

My package requires a version of 'DT' that's only available on github. I
tried following the answer to this SO
<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30493388/create-an-r-
package-that-depends-on-another-r-package-located-on-github>
(specifying 'Remotes' in the DESCRIPTION in addition to the version needed
in 'Imports'). Build failed with "Package required and available but
unsuitable version: 'DT'". How should this be handled? Thank you,

Packages must be on CRAN or Bioconductor; the rationale is that these
represent stable, tested, and somehow mature packages, rather than an
arbitrary package of unknown stability. The StackOverflow question is a
solution for devtools, but biocLite() uses install.packages().

Martin

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Alex (et al),

Yihui is currently working towards a CRAN release for a modern version of
DT, so sometime "soon" (I have no insight into what definition of soon is
in use here) things should work in your particular case.

~G

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Martin Morgan <
martin.morgan at roswellpark.org> wrote:

On 08/05/2016 01:55 PM, Alex Pickering wrote:

My package requires a version of 'DT' that's only available on github. I
tried following the answer to this SO
<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30493388/create-an-r-
package-that-depends-on-another-r-package-located-on-github>
(specifying 'Remotes' in the DESCRIPTION in addition to the version needed
in 'Imports'). Build failed with "Package required and available but
unsuitable version: 'DT'". How should this be handled? Thank you,

Packages must be on CRAN or Bioconductor; the rationale is that these
represent stable, tested, and somehow mature packages, rather than an
arbitrary package of unknown stability. The StackOverflow question is a
solution for devtools, but biocLite() uses install.packages().

Martin

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