Message-ID: <47fce0650903230255o64596af7p2392225230e5ffd3@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2009-03-23T09:55:09Z
From: Hans-Peter Suter
Subject: xlsReadWrite library
In-Reply-To: <fff239550903190745i780e30c0mcca1e28ebfaef138@mail.gmail.com>
2009/3/19 Pascal Candolfi <pcandolfi at gmail.com>:
> Any idea why this library was removed and where could I find it for Windows
> (only Unix in the Archive) ?
As indicated it was for for the binary (non FOSS) component.
Yesterday I checked the existing packages (xlsReadWrite(Pro) on
http://treetron.googlepages.com) if they run on 'R 2.9.0 under
development'. They do fine (well apart from two or three known _small_
bugs ;-).
I made a fully OSS and C-based version meanwhile which downloads (or
gives instruction how to compile for yourself) the necessary DLL from
a non-CRAN source.
However as I wanted to make sure that this 'packaging' still counts as
a 'binary distribution' I explicitely asked the developer from the 3rd
library (Flexcel) if this is ok. Last Friday I got his approval, so at
least technically/legally it is possibled.
When I'm happy with the new RUnit tests, adapted build scripts, etc.,
I'll ask again if 'xlsReadWrite' will be accepted on CRAN in this new
source-only form. I hope so, but if not then there are other
possibilities. In any case I intend to put the repo at some public
space (most probably github).
Cheers,
Hans-Peter