On 3 June 2009 at 11:09, Sweeney, Jeff wrote: | I understand. I need 2.8 for compatibility with another application
Starting with S and ending in PSS, maybe? ;-) | so I'll build it. I'd still go for apt-get source r-base, copy the debian/ directory you get that way to your 2.8.0 source (or 2.8.1, rather -- why not use known bug fixes...) and then run 'dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -tc -rfakeroot' over it [ these options mean no gpg signing of anything, clean and use fakeroot for faked su permissions while building ] One day I write a proper document on that process... Dirk | Thanks, | | -----Original Message----- | From: Dirk Eddelbuettel [mailto:e...@debian.org] | Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:02 AM | To: Sweeney, Jeff | Cc: r-sig-debian@r-project.org | Subject: Re: [R-sig-Debian] install R 2.8 on Debian etch? | | | On 3 June 2009 at 10:28, Sweeney, Jeff wrote: | | How do I install R 2.8 on Debian etch? Are there mirrors for older versions of R? Where are they? | | The porting volunteers generally support the newest versions (e.g. right now | 2.9.0) on the most recent releases, e.g. stable (codename 'lenny') and | testing (codename 'squeeze'). | | But if you want a neither-current-nor-from-distro version on an older | release, you are outside the supported matrix of disto and R version and | hence on your own. | | Now, it is not hard to locally build a package based on the packaging sources | (esp if you know a little about Unix and/or Debian). If you want to try that, | we could probably walk you trough that. | | Otherwise, you can also try the lenny version of R 2.9.0 plus whichever | library updates your etch system needs. | | Hth, Dirk | | -- | Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions. -- Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions. _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list R-SIG-Debian@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
