[PLUG] Using GitHub Download

Larry Brigman larry.brigman at gmail.com
Fri Jul 10 21:53:26 UTC 2015


The zip file from a release should have everything from that project that
is expected to use the project.  If not then that should probably be opened
as an issue.
To open an issue you probably do need a github account.


On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

>    An update to a 5-year-old book is being written with code available on
> the
> project's github page. The author asks for feedback on the developing
> second
> edition, and I need to learn how to use the subject of the book (ggplot2
> for
> R graphics).
>
>    My Web search taught me that there's a 'download everything as a .zip
> file' button on each project page. I used that link and now have a local
> directory
> that is supposed to be the entire source, but I cannot find the *.tex files
> to compile. Do I need a github account to get everything needed to build
> the
> document locally?
>
>    Suggestions and advice appreciated.
>
> Rich
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