Documentation Scientific and Technical Beat

R

R has been upgraded to 2.10.1. There are a number of new features as well as a long list of bugfixes. For specifics refer to https://svn.r-project.org/R/trunk/NEWS (scroll down to 2.10 and 2.10.1). Many R-related packages and emacs modes have also been upgraded.

Macaulay2

Macaulay2 now includes certification of new packages that have been approved for publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a large number of new programs and packages. Some capabilities have been improved or changed. Users should review http://www.math.uiuc.edu/Macaulay2/doc/Macaulay2-1.3.1/share/doc/Macaulay2/Macaulay2Doc/html/_changes_cm_sp1.3.html for details on these improvements.

EMBOSS

Version 6.2.0 of EMBOSS not includes the capability to read additional file formats as well as updated versions of current formats. There are a number of new capabilities, and some changes required in scripts. Details of these changes can be found at http://emboss.sourceforge.net/developers/changelog.html#0 .

ugene

Fedora 13 includes version 1.6.1 of ugene. Before upgrading, users should review http://ugene.unipro.ru/news.html#160210 for specific actions they need to take to make the upgrade successful. The upgrade is "strongly recommended" as there are some fixes to serious bugs.

(jjmcd sent email to iefremove asking whether the uninstall was necessary, could be handled by the rpm).