[Qgis-developer] manageR update for 2.0

[John C. Tull]

Hi all,

On Jun 6, 2013, at 12:43 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:

> On 06/06/2013 10:20 AM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
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>> Il 06/06/2013 19:12, John C. Tull ha scritto:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> The manageR plugin developed by Carson Farmer is an excellent tool
>>> and brings incredible integration between QGIS and the R
>>> statistical analyses package in a native R environment. I was
>>> wanting to ask the developer community if there is any chance of
>>> seeing it updated for 2.0 compatibility? I don't know if it needs
>>> work for the new sip API or if it has more complex needs to make it
>>> work in 2.0, but I'm holding out hope that others would like to see
>>> this plugin make it through the 2.0 transition. Carson? Are you
>>> still out there and able to take a peek at the code needs? Am I the
>>> only user that recognizes and will miss the value of this plugin in
>>> QGIS?
>> 
>> I also miss it. AFAIK there are additional problems in Windows,
>> because of rpy2, right?
>> All the best.
>> 
>> - --
>> Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
>> www.faunalia.eu
> 
> Yes, rpy2 binaries are not regularly built for Windows. That's the only issue I'm aware of.
> 
> I too love the power of this plugin.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex

I am glad I am not alone. I only wish I possessed the skills to bring it up to date. Here's to hoping someone else does and can.

Cheers,
John