[ESS] Version currently available in ELPA?

[Chris Evans]

OK.  Paul Thompson pointed out that he use Vincent Goulet's distribution on Windoze.  So do I ... but it's only for windoze and I to use linux and open formats/open source whenever I can.  Looks as if I should learn how to set up a git or subversion download for ESS on my Debian system.  Anyone got any particular advice before I reinvent wheels, repeat mistakes many have made before me etc.?



----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Evans" <chrishold at psyctc.org>
> To: ess-help at r-project.org
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 February, 2013 7:02:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [ESS] Version currently available in ELPA?
> 
> Interestingly M-x ess-version gets me:
>  "[No match]" (immediately after the "ess-version" in the minibuffer)
> I'm using stock Emacs on Debian squeeze ("23.2+1.7+squeeze" according
> to Synaptic) and also the stock ESS (says "5.11-1")
> 
> Am I way behind the cutting edge with ESS then?  I suspect I am.
>  What is the easiest way for me to stay nearer the edge if not right
> on the github (or whatever) bleeding edge ... or is that a safe
> place to be?
> 
> TIA and thanks to all who make ESS so good and contribute so
> generously and politely here: wonderful list.
> 
> Chris
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vitalie Spinu" <spinuvit at gmail.com>
> > To: "Ribonous" <ribonucleico at gmail.com>
> > Cc: ess-help at r-project.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, 5 February, 2013 12:33:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ESS] Version currently available in ELPA?
> > 
> > >> Ribonous <ribonucleico at gmail.com>
> >   >> on Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:24:58 -0500 wrote:
> > 
> >   > I just installed ESS through M-x package-install in Emacs
> >   > 24.2.1.
> >   > This downloaded and compiled ESS to a folder
> >   > ~/.emacs.d/elpa/ess-20130119.1705/
> > 
> >   > How do I know which version is it? (can 20130119.1705 be
> >   > interpreted
> >   > as 2013-01-19 17:05?)
> > 
> > Yes, this is a date-time stamp. It is from MELPA, not ELPA, and it
> > is
> > a
> > snapshot of the ESS git development repository. So it is pretty
> > much
> > the
> > most recent version of ESS that you can have.
> > 
> >   > According to the website, the official stable version should be
> >   > 12.09-2
> >   > (2013-01-12). Which version have I installed?
> > 
> > M-x ess-version should tell you the release version.
> > 
> >     Vitalie
> > 
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