What's new in Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) 3.4.3

Jan 23, 2018
  • Microsoft R Open 3.4.3 is based on R-3.4.3.
  • The default CRAN mirror has been updated to point to the fixed CRAN repository snapshot from Jan 01, 2018.
  • The checkpoint, curl, doParallel, foreach, and iterators packages have been updated to their latest versions.
  • The release notes, available on GitHub, include a list of any known defects.
  • Microsoft R Open 3.4.3 is supported on the following platforms. Please post issues or suggestions on our Microsoft R Open User Forum:
  • Windows ® 7.0 SP1, 8.1, 10, Windows Server ® 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 and 2016
  • Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04
  • CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5-6.9, 7.x
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
  • Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11), Sierra (10.12)

New in Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) 3.4.0 (May 24, 2017)

  • Microsoft R Open 3.4.0 is based on R-3.4.0.
  • The default CRAN mirror has been updated to point to the fixed CRAN repository snapshot from May 1, 2017. Visit our Package Spotlight page to read more about some of the new and updated packages available using that snapshot date as the default repository for this release.
  • Microsoft R Open 3.4.0 is supported on the following platforms. Please post issues or suggestions on our Microsoft R Open User Forum.
  • Windows® 7.0 SP1, 8.1, 10, Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, and 2016
  • Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04
  • CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, 7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
  • Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9), Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan (10.11), Sierra (10.12)
  • The Windows installer for Microsoft R Open 3.4.0 is significantly smaller than that for 3.3.3; all functionality remains intact.
  • Side-by-side installs are again supported on Windows; a version number is again included in the install path and in the Programs and Features or Apps and Features listings.

New in Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) 3.3.0 (Jul 22, 2016)

  • Highlights:
  • Based on the R-3.3.0 engine
  • Uses the 2016-06-01 static MRAN snapshot as the CRAN mirror

New in Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) 3.2.4 (Apr 20, 2016)

  • Based on the R-3.2.4-Revised engine
  • Uses the 2016-04-01 static MRAN snapshot as the CRAN mirror

New in Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) 3.2.3 (Jan 21, 2016)

  • Release Highlights:
  • Based on the R-3.2.3 engine
  • Revolution R Open is now known as Microsoft R Open.
  • Adds support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 and Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11)
  • Uses the 2016-01-01 static MRAN snapshot as the CRAN mirror
  • Fixed Issues:
  • CentOS/RHEL 7: tcltk and others missing during build
  • OS X: package id was not set

New in Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) 3.2.2 (Dec 10, 2015)

  • Still based on the R-3.2.2 engine with a static MRAN snapshot at 2015-08-27 as the CRAN mirror
  • Includes fixes for Mac OS
  • Fixed Issues: Graphic issues related to X11 & Cairo on OS X. (See #200 & #238)