[R-gregmisc-users] SF.net SVN: r-gregmisc:[1438] trunk/gdata/inst/NEWS

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Revision: 1438
          http://r-gregmisc.svn.sourceforge.net/r-gregmisc/?rev=1438&view=rev
Author:   warnes
Date:     2010-05-03 13:48:39 +0000 (Mon, 03 May 2010)

Log Message:
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Update news for gdata 2.8.0

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/gdata/inst/NEWS

Modified: trunk/gdata/inst/NEWS
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--- trunk/gdata/inst/NEWS	2010-05-03 13:35:11 UTC (rev 1437)
+++ trunk/gdata/inst/NEWS	2010-05-03 13:48:39 UTC (rev 1438)
@@ -1,7 +1,45 @@
-CHANGES IN 2.7.0 (2010-02-19)
+CHANGES IN 2.8.0 (2010-04-03)
+-----------------------------
 
 Enhancements:
 
+- When loaded, gtools (via an .onAttach() function) now checks:
+   1) if perl is available
+   2) whether the perl libraries for XLS support are available
+   3) whether the perl libraries for XLSX support are available
+
+  If perl is not available, an appropriate warning message is displayed.
+
+  If necessary perl libraries are not available, a warning message is
+  displayed, as is a message suggesting the user run the (new)
+  installXLSXModules() function to attempt to install the necessary
+  perl libraries.
+
+
+CHANGES IN 2.7.3 (2010-04-02)
+-----------------------------
+
+Enhancements:
+
+- New xlsFormats() command to determine which Excel formats are
+  supported (XLS, XLSX).
+
+Bug Fixes:
+
+- No longer attempt to install perl modules Compress::Raw::Zlib and
+  Spreadsheet::XLSX at build/compile time.  This should resolve recent
+  build issues, particularly on Windows.
+
+- All perl code can now operate (but generate warnings) when perl modules Compress::Raw::Zlib and
+  Spreadsheet::XLSX when are not installed. 
+
+- Also update Greg's email address.
+
+CHANGES IN 2.7.1 (2010-02-19)
+-----------------------------
+
+Enhancements:
+
 - on Windows attempts to locate ActiveState perl if perl= not specified and 
   Rtools perl would have otherwise been used in read.xls and other perl 
   dependent functions.


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