helping R-forge build
On 16/09/13 16:11, Paul Gilbert wrote:
(subject changed from Re: [Rd] declaring package dependencies ) ...
Yes useful. But that includes a package build system (which is what breaks on R-Forge). If you could do that on a six-pack then could you fix R-Forge on a three-pack first please? The R-Forge build system is itself an open source package on R-Forge. Anyone can look at it, understand it and change it to be more stable. That build system is here : https://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=34 (I only know this because Stefan told me once. So I suspect others don't know either, or it hasn't sunk in that we're pushing on an open door.) Matthew
Open code is necessary, but to debug one needs access to logs, etc, to see where it is breaking. Do you know how to find that information?
There's a link at the bottom of the R-Forge page to : http://download.r-forge.r-project.org/STATUS I don't know if that's enough but it's a start maybe. I've copied Stefan in case there are more logs somewhere else.
(And, BTW, there are also tools to help automatically build R and test packages at http://automater.r-forge.r-project.org/ .)
automater looks good! What's the next step?
Paul