From p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk  Sat Dec 13 11:42:36 2003
From: p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk (Peter Dalgaard)
Date: Sat Dec 13 11:41:10 2003
Subject: [Rd] Reorganization of packages in the R distribution
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Prof Brian Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:

> > On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Paul Gilbert wrote:
> > 
> > > If  I understand this change correctly, I think is wrong for R-core to 
> > > think it is a small change. It has much more serious consequences for me 
> > > than any changes introduced  R 1.0. It definitely should not be 
> > > introduced at a dot level release unless there is a fairly simple 
> > > mechanism to deal with the implications. It breaks  6 of my 9 packages 
> > > on CRAN at a fairly fundamental level,  2 more at a less serious level,  
> > > and some packages I have not yet release.
> 
> But there is a lack of independence: it breaks no other package on CRAN 
> (all the other breakages are looking explicitly in what are now wrong 
> places, in some cases calling C-level entry points which are not in the 
> API).

Just to add, re. development: The intention is 1.9.x == pre-2.0.0, so
the timing of a major restructuring is precisely right if we want as
solid a 2.0 series as possible.


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[Rd] Reorganization of packages in the R distribution
Peter Dalgaard