Alternatively, grab the README file from the SVN server: https://hedgehog.fhcrc.org/bioconductor/branches/RELEASE_2_7/madman/Rp acks/xps/README Username and password as on http://bioconductor.org/developers/source- control/ To BioC core: Since the username and pwd is already above, is it ok post the URL with https://<username>:<password>@hedgehog.fhcrc.org/...? (Can imagine that opens up for crawlers etc that you might not want to have in there). /Henrik On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:47 AM, cstrato <cstrato at="" aon.at=""> wrote: > Dear Marcos, > > Please download the source code so that you have access to the README file. > Regards Christian > > > Dear BioC maintainers, > > Since some users have asked me how to access the README file, which explains > how to install ROOT and xps but is currently only accessible when xps is > already installed or when you download the source code, my question is: > Would it be possible to make a link to the README file in the Documentation > section of the BioC packages analogously to the Vignettes? > > Thank you in advance > Best regards > Christian > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > C.h.r.i.s.t.i.a.n ? S.t.r.a.t.o.w.a > V.i.e.n.n.a ? ? ? ? ? A.u.s.t.r.i.a > e.m.a.i.l: ? ? ? ?cstrato at aon.at > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > > > On 11/22/10 8:18 PM, Marcos Pinho wrote: >> >> Dear List, >> >> could anybody help me with the installation and usage of the package xps? >> I >> am trying to use the package, have downloaded and read all the info >> material >> and could not understand how the install ?ROOT and how to run it with the >> xps package. >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bioconductor mailing list >> Bioconductor at stat.math.ethz.ch >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor >> Search the archives: >> http://news.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.conductor > > _______________________________________________ > Bioconductor mailing list > Bioconductor at stat.math.ethz.ch > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor > Search the archives: > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.conductor >

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:47 AM, cstrato <cstrato@aon.at> wrote: > Dear Marcos, > > Please download the source code so that you have access to the README file. > Regards Christian > > > Dear BioC maintainers, > > Since some users have asked me how to access the README file, which > explains how to install ROOT and xps but is currently only accessible when > xps is already installed or when you download the source code, my question > is: > Would it be possible to make a link to the README file in the Documentation > section of the BioC packages analogously to the Vignettes? > Hi Christian, The problem is that not all packages have README files (in fact, most of them do not) and the package detail pages are automatically generated. Our website creation procedure would need to check if a README file exists before creating a link to it. This process generally uses only the information in the DESCRIPTION file to create package detail pages. Because different parts of the process happen on different machines, it adds significant complexity to check if a README file exists, then propagate that information to later stages of the process. One thing you might want to consider is altering your DESCRIPTION file to have a URL field. The URL could point to a page where you provide whatever information you like about installing your package. You can also provide a bit more installation information in the Description field of your DESCRIPTION file. This can be more than one line long, as long as all lines after the first start with one or more spaces. Dan [[alternative HTML version deleted]]