Hi, > > Hi, Bioc-devel folks, > > > > Is there an accepted way to migrate a package from CRAN to BioC? > > CRAN's policy says, "The package�s license must give the right for > > CRAN to distribute the package in perpetuity."... > > > > Is it enough to request that CRAN archive the package, then submit it > > as a new package to BioC? I own a CRAN package (msarc) that > > probably should have been in BioC from the start, but isn't. > > Suggestions?
> I can't speak to the CRAN policy side of things, but several packages have > migrated from CRAN to Bioconductor. > At a minimum, you need to make sure that the version in Bioconductor is > higher than the version in CRAN, but you should also definitely ask CRAN to > archive the package. The way Bioconductor works, your package will first be > available only in the devel version, but will then become available in the > release version after our next release. Currently we're scheduled to release > 3.1 on April 17 and the deadline for package submissions for this release is > March 27. > > Dan Thanks, Dan. I'll check with the CRAN folks to see what they say, and pass along anything significant regarding policy etc. It's not a crisis if there's a lag between getting it archived at CRAN and into the release version of Bioconductor. Cheers, - Gord _______________________________________________ Bioc-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioc-devel
