Closed teunbrand closed 8 months ago
This is just a kind reminder that the release is scheduled soon.
Thanks! I'll get this merged.
Do these changes require updating the minimum version of ggplot2 in the dependencies?
Do these changes require updating the minimum version of ggplot2 in the dependencies?
They do not, it should be forwards and backwards compatible.
Thanks! Merged. Today, I'll be fixing up misc issues that have arisen over time. I'll submit a new version to CRAN by eod pacific time.
By the way - I'm looking for someone to take over as maintainer of ggthemes. Do you know anyone?
I can ask around in a group of fellow ggplot2 enthusiasts, but given that is only a handful of people. My advise would be to ask around on social media and then check if a candidate has prior experience maintaining a ggplot related package.
Hi there,
We have been preparing a new release of ggplot2 and during a reverse dependency check, it became apparent that the prospective ggplot2 3.5.0 would break ggthemes.
As a brief summary, we've modified the scale's
call
field to hold a more informative call for the use in error messages and warnings. Unfortunately, this means that the scale equality assumptions in ggthemes no longer hold. This PR does two things:call
field.To test the code changes with the release candidate, you can install it with the code below:
The release of ggplot2 3.5.0 is scheduled for the 12th of February. The progress of the release can be tracked in https://github.com/tidyverse/ggplot2/issues/5588. We hope that this PR might help ggthemes get out a fix if necessary.