2009/3/19 Pascal Candolfi <pcando...@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 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
