From edd at debian.org  Wed Jun  9 22:07:51 2004
From: edd at debian.org (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
Date: Wed Jun  9 22:07:56 2004
Subject: [Rd] Add links to NEWS/ChangeLog to package pages
In-Reply-To: <85vfi0wq9p.fsf@servant.blindglobe.net>
References: <D7A3CFD7825BD6119B880002A58F06C20C521509@groexmb02.pfizer.com>
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On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 11:16:34AM -0700, A.J. Rossini wrote:
> 
> That's a great idea, Greg!  (actually, have you seen the
> apt-listchanges and apt-listbugs features on debian, which does the
> same prior to install?  Then you can abort the install if the changes
> aren't what you want (or if outstanding bugs have/havn't been
> fixed/introduced, which is even better, but linking in a bugtracking
> system would be a PITA).

It is a good idea -- but we currently do not have a standard of 
-- whether it is CHANGES, ChangeLog or changelog
-- whether it is in the top-level or the inst directory

edd@chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */CHANGES
multcomp-0.4.6/CHANGES  mvtnorm-0.6.8/CHANGES
edd@chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */ChangeLog
Rmpi-0.4.8/ChangeLog     date-1.2.17/ChangeLog    gregmisc-1.11.1/ChangeLog
nlme-3.1.48/ChangeLog     rsprng-0.3.1/ChangeLog
abind-1.1.0/ChangeLog    date-1.2.18/ChangeLog    gregmisc-1.11.2/ChangeLog
quadprog-1.4.7/ChangeLog  tseries-0.9.21/ChangeLog
cluster-1.9.1/ChangeLog  foreign-0.6.9/ChangeLog  lattice-0.9.12/ChangeLog
rpvm-0.6.2/ChangeLog
edd@chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */inst/CHANGES
Rcmdr-0.9.8/inst/CHANGES  car-1.0.12/inst/CHANGES  effects-1.0.5/inst/CHANGES
edd@chibud:~/src/debian/CRAN> ls */inst/ChangeLog
ls: */inst/ChangeLog: No such file or directory

Dirk

> 
> best,
> -tony
> 
> 
> "Warnes, Gregory R" <gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com> writes:
> 
> > Just a thought:
> >
> > It would be nice to be able to review the NEWS and/or ChangeLog files for
> > packages via the package web page on CRAN...
> >
> > -Greg
> >
> > Gregory R. Warnes
> > Manager, Non-Clinical Statistics
> > Pfizer Global Research and Development
> >
> >
> >
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[Rd] Add links to NEWS/ChangeLog to package pages
Dirk Eddelbuettel