Based on ideas from the R-core discussion panel at useR2020, I created a little CI tool to make it easier to follow changes in R-devel, and to write/test patches for R.
The tool is based on a Github mirror of the SVN, where each new commit triggers a full make-check on 8 different system configurations. The results are published on: https://r-devel.github.io which gives an overview of the most recent revisions, including links to the build logs, and a link to the (unsigned) Windows installer. As of yesterday, it should be possible to inspect the build logs without signing in to GitHub. The system can also be used to develop and test patches for base-R. Anyone can send pull-requests, which will trigger the same set of builds. The check results and link to Windows installer will appear under your pull request. Finally, GitHub makes it very easy to export a pull request as a patch file, which is the format that R-core members still like to use. More instructions are available on: https://github.com/r-devel/r-svn#readme I hope this tool can make cross-platform testing and contributing of base-R slightly less painful, while we are still on SVN. ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
