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.. The upgrade is "strongly recommended" as there are some fixes to serious bugs. If a user wishes to compile the package rather than installing from the RPM, they should review http://ugene.unipro.ru/news.html#160210 for specific actions they need to take to make the upgrade successful. This is not necessary for a normal install using yum or PackageKit.