[websites/rkward-kde-org] /: Announce RKWard 0.7.4

Thomas Friedrichsmeier null at kde.org
Mon May 30 12:04:46 BST 2022


Git commit e691881225867f8b0842acef6e9daa924dbe0979 by Thomas Friedrichsmeier.
Committed on 29/05/2022 at 10:22.
Pushed by tfry into branch 'master'.

Announce RKWard 0.7.4

M  +2    -2    Download_RKWard.md [INFRASTRUCTURE]
M  +0    -44   Feature_Plan.md
M  +47   -0    Feature_Plan_Archive.md
M  +13   -39   RKWard_on_Mac.md [INFRASTRUCTURE] [INFRASTRUCTURE] [INFRASTRUCTURE] [INFRASTRUCTURE] [INFRASTRUCTURE]
M  +18   -7    RKWard_on_Windows.md [INFRASTRUCTURE] [INFRASTRUCTURE]
M  +2    -2    index.html

https://invent.kde.org/websites/rkward-kde-org/commit/e691881225867f8b0842acef6e9daa924dbe0979

diff --git a/Download_RKWard.md b/Download_RKWard.md
index bb7a358..12caf97 100644
--- a/Download_RKWard.md
+++ b/Download_RKWard.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ layout: page
 
 The latest official source packages. See [Building RKWard From Source](Building_RKWard_From_Source.html) for help on compiling.
 
-- **[rkward-0.7.3](https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/src/rkward-0.7.3.tar.gz)** (released April 21, 2022)
-- [ChangeLog](https://invent.kde.org/education/rkward/-/blob/releases/0.7.3/ChangeLog)
+- **[rkward-0.7.4](https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.4/src/rkward-0.7.4.tar.gz)** (released May 30, 2022)
+- [ChangeLog](https://invent.kde.org/education/rkward/-/blob/releases/0.7.4/ChangeLog)
 
 ## Compiled packages and system specific instructions
 
diff --git a/Feature_Plan.md b/Feature_Plan.md
index d2824e8..896f8d8 100644
--- a/Feature_Plan.md
+++ b/Feature_Plan.md
@@ -36,50 +36,6 @@ However, this page is **not**:
 
 These features are likely to become part of the next release.
 
-### More import options
-
-**Description**: Better support for importing data, including a generic rio-based importer, better support for pasting in data, and an import assistant.
-
-**Points for discussion / issues**:
-
-**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
-
-**Testing status**: N/A
-
-
-### Preview for (almost) all plugins
-
-**Description**: All applicable plugins in the main distribution now provide a preview, allowing to view results faster, and helping to keep the output clean.
-
-**Points for discussion / issues**:
-
-**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
-
-**Testing status**: N/A
-
-
-### Fewer pop-up dialogs during package installation
-
-**Description**: Especially the initial start of RKWard is crowded with pop-up dialogs. Reworking the package installation dialog takes another two of these,
-without loss of functionality.
-
-**Points for discussion / issues**:
-
-**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
-
-**Testing status**: N/A
-
-
-### Rework "Welcome to RKWard" page
-
-**Description**: Should be more dashboard like, with little text, but useful links
-
-**Points for discussion / issues**: https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/rkward-devel/2022-April/005689.html
-Replaces startup dialog
-
-**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
-
-**Testing status**: N/A
 
 
 ## Planned Features
diff --git a/Feature_Plan_Archive.md b/Feature_Plan_Archive.md
index 17ec214..0a96df6 100644
--- a/Feature_Plan_Archive.md
+++ b/Feature_Plan_Archive.md
@@ -7,6 +7,53 @@ layout: page
 * Table of contents
 {:toc}
 
+## Features implemented in RKWard 0.7.4
+
+### More import options
+
+**Description**: Better support for importing data, including a generic rio-based importer, better support for pasting in data, and an import assistant.
+
+**Points for discussion / issues**:
+
+**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
+
+**Testing status**: N/A
+
+
+### Preview for (almost) all plugins
+
+**Description**: All applicable plugins in the main distribution now provide a preview, allowing to view results faster, and helping to keep the output clean.
+
+**Points for discussion / issues**:
+
+**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
+
+**Testing status**: N/A
+
+
+### Fewer pop-up dialogs during package installation
+
+**Description**: Especially the initial start of RKWard is crowded with pop-up dialogs. Reworking the package installation dialog takes another two of these,
+without loss of functionality.
+
+**Points for discussion / issues**:
+
+**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
+
+**Testing status**: N/A
+
+
+### Rework "Welcome to RKWard" page
+
+**Description**: Should be more dashboard like, with little text, but useful links
+
+**Points for discussion / issues**: https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/rkward-devel/2022-April/005689.html
+Replaces startup dialog
+
+**Development status**: <span style="color:green">Done</span>.
+
+**Testing status**: N/A
+
 ## Features implemented in RKWard 0.7.3
 
 ### RKWard Output as document
diff --git a/RKWard_on_Mac.md b/RKWard_on_Mac.md
index aae0c7d..47477ea 100644
--- a/RKWard_on_Mac.md
+++ b/RKWard_on_Mac.md
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@ Developer access to Mac computers is still limited for the main contributors. Wh
 
 ### Requirements
 
-* RKWard 0.7.3 currently requires Mac OS X 10.13 or higher.
-* You have to install R, separately, version 4.1.2 or higher. Get it from <https://www.r-project.org/>.
+* RKWard 0.7.4 currently requires Mac OS X 10.15 or higher.
+* **You have to install R, separately**, version 4.2.0 or higher. Get it from <https://www.r-project.org/>.
 
-### Download
+### Download latest official version
 
-* RKWard 0.7.3 is offered in two separate versions, for use with either R 4.1.x or R 4.2.x:
-   * For use with R 4.1.x: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/mac/rkward-0.7.3-OSX-10.13-KF5-5.93.0_needs-R-4.1.dmg>
-   * For use with R 4.2.x: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/mac/rkward-0.7.3-OSX-10.13-KF5-5.93.0_needs-R-4.2.dmg>
+* RKWard 0.7.4 <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.4/rkward-0.7.4-R-4.2.0-KF5-5.94.0.exe> (needs R 4.2.x)
 
 ### Installation procedure
 
@@ -39,45 +37,21 @@ Developer access to Mac computers is still limited for the main contributors. Wh
 
 ## Installing development snapshots
 
-Nightly builds of RKWard are available at <https://binary-factory.kde.org/job/RKWard_Nightly_macos/>. At the time of this writing, these have the same requirements and installation procedure as the 0.7.3 version.
+Nightly builds of RKWard are available at <https://binary-factory.kde.org/job/RKWard_Nightly_macos/>. These usually have the same requirements as the latest official release.
 
 **These packages are built automatically, and have not received any human testing.** Back up your data before use!
 
-## Installing RKWard on MacOS X 10.11 or 10.12
+## Older releases that may still be of interest
 
-### Requirements
+* RKWard 0.7.3 is the latest version to support OSX 10.13. It is offered in two separate versions, for use with either R 4.1.x or R 4.2.x:
+   * For use with R 4.1.x: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/mac/rkward-0.7.3-OSX-10.13-KF5-5.93.0_needs-R-4.1.dmg>
+   * For use with R 4.2.x: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/mac/rkward-0.7.3-OSX-10.13-KF5-5.93.0_needs-R-4.2.dmg>
 
 * RKWard 0.7.0 is the last version of RKWard to be built with support for Mac OS X 10.11 or 10.12.
-* You have to install R, separately, either version 3.4.4, or version 3.5.0. Get it from <https://www.r-project.org/>. *No* other versions of R are expected to work with the packages provided.
-
-### Installing using the precompiled binary bundle
-
-We've used the MacPort of RKWard to precompile installation bundles wich
-include all needed KDE libraries and RKWard (currently only for Mac OS X
-El Capitan (10.11) or above):
-
-  - <https://download.kde.org/Attic/rkward/0.7.0/mac/RKWard-binary-0.7.0b_OSX10.11_KF5-5.42.0_needs_CRAN_R-3.4.4.pkg>
-    (for R 3.4.4)
-  - <https://download.kde.org/Attic/rkward/0.7.0/mac/RKWard-binary-0.7.0b_OSX10.11_KF5-5.42.0_needs_CRAN_R-3.5.0.pkg>
-    (for R 3.5.0)
-
-These bundles do not include R, which means you need to install the
-appropriate version of [R from CRAN](http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/) first (**make sure the
-RKWard bundle you install matches this R version**, as is said in the
-bundle's file name: "*needs_CRAN_R-<version>*"). The bundle is still
-work in progress, but it has been tested and is reported to run on
-various machines. A screencast of the installation is available
-[here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t4zUOlgPG8).
-
-**Note:** *You might be prompted the installer doesn't come from a
-trusted source. After you confirmed you would like to install it anyway,
-OS X/macOS should remember this decision, but there have been cases
-where the installer needed to be started from the beginning again.*
-
-If you use this bundle package, please [send us
-feedback](Contact.html), be it a short success notice or a bug
-report. We rely on this simple feedback for the further development of
-this port\!
+   * <https://download.kde.org/Attic/rkward/0.7.0/mac/RKWard-binary-0.7.0b_OSX10.11_KF5-5.42.0_needs_CRAN_R-3.4.4.pkg>
+     (for R 3.4.4)
+   * <https://download.kde.org/Attic/rkward/0.7.0/mac/RKWard-binary-0.7.0b_OSX10.11_KF5-5.42.0_needs_CRAN_R-3.5.0.pkg>
+     (for R 3.5.0)
 
 ### Uninstalling the bundle
 
diff --git a/RKWard_on_Windows.md b/RKWard_on_Windows.md
index 8d2238c..39f3dc5 100644
--- a/RKWard_on_Windows.md
+++ b/RKWard_on_Windows.md
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ layout: page
 
 # Download and install RKWard on Windows
 
-## Variants:
+## Lastest official release
 
-Windows binaries of RKWard 0.7.3 are currently offered in two variants, for use with either R 4.1.x or R 4.2.x:
-* R 4.1.x: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/win32/rkward-0.7.3-R-4.1.2-KF5-5.93.0.exe> (includes R 4.1.2, and version 5.93.0 of the required KF5 frameworks)
-* R 4.2.x: <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/win32/rkward-0.7.3-R-4.2.0-KF5-5.93.0.exe> (includes R 4.2.0, and version 5.93.0 of the required KF5 frameworks)
+* RKWard 0.7.4 <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.4/rkward-0.7.4-R-4.2.0-KF5-5.94.0.exe> (includes R 4.2.0, and version 5.94.0 of the required KF5 frameworks)
 
 ## Installing the official release
 
@@ -23,6 +21,11 @@ Nightly development snapshots are available from
 these are built, automatically, and provided without any human testing.
 Back up your data, before using these.
 
+## Older releases that may still be of interest:
+
+Should you wish to stick with R 4.1.x for now, you will either have to install from source (see below), or use RKWard 0.7.3:
+* <https://download.kde.org/stable/rkward/0.7.3/win32/rkward-0.7.3-R-4.1.2-KF5-5.93.0.exe> (includes R 4.1.2, and version 5.93.0 of the required KF5 frameworks)
+
 ## Updating R inside the RKWard installation
 
 Since RKWard 0.7.1, updating R is often possible without any updates to RKWard, especially, for patch level releases of R (e.g. 4.1.**3** over 4.1.**2**).
@@ -48,6 +51,17 @@ Alternatively, you can install your new version of R to `[Your\RKWard\Installati
 (--target=master is optional, and means to build the development version). This should be all you need to fetch rkward and all dependencies
 (including R). In some cases (when - some - cached packages are not available) this may take several hours to complete.
 
+3. (optionally): create an installer using:
+
+`craft --package rkward`
+
+To compile for a particular version of R, use (e.g.):
+
+```
+craft --target=4.1.2 r-base
+craft -i rkward
+```
+
 #### Notes
 
   - At times, compilation using craft will fail. If the build fails on
@@ -59,6 +73,3 @@ Alternatively, you can install your new version of R to `[Your\RKWard\Installati
     following python files
       - *CRAFT\\ROOT*\\etc\\blueprints\\locations\\craft-blueprints-kde\\extragear\\rkward\\rkward\\rkward.py
       - *CRAFT\\ROOT*\\etc\\blueprints\\locations\\craft-blueprints-kde\\binary\\_win\\r-base\\r-base.py
-  - For creating an installer, use
-
-`craft --package rkward`
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2249f0b..0f88f1c 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ layout: default
                 <h1>RKWard</h1>
                 <p>RKWard is an easy to use and easily extensible IDE/GUI for R.</p>
                 <p><b><a href="About.html">Learn more</a></b></p>
-                <h1>Download RKWard 0.7.3</h1>
+                <h1>Download RKWard 0.7.4</h1>
                 <p>for <b><a href="RKWard_on_Mac.html">macOS</a></b> | <b><a href="RKWard_on_Windows.html">Windows</a></b> | <b><a href="Download_RKWard.html">GNU/Linux</a></b></p>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ layout: default
     <div class="main">
         <div class="block">
             <h2>Current News</h2>
-            {% capture dummy_include %}{% include 2022_04_21_announce_0.7.3_teaser.md %}{% endcapture %}
+            {% capture dummy_include %}{% include 2022_05_30_announce_0.7.4_teaser.md %}{% endcapture %}
             {{ dummy_include | markdownify }}
             <a href="News.html">Read more...</a>
         </div>



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