request low version h5mread

[sylarpengcheng]

Hello, recently while working on single-cell data processing, we attempted to use h5mread with our current R version 4.3.3. However, we were unable to find a compatible version of the package through either Bioconductor or GitHub—only the latest version is available for download. Therefore, we would like to request your team to release a lower version of the software package.

[hpages]

Hi,

The only versions of h5mread that are currently published are:

• the version included in Bioconductor 3.21: https://bioconductor.org/packages/3.21/h5mread

• the version included in Bioconductor 3.22: https://bioconductor.org/packages/3.22/h5mread

Both of them require R 4.5.

h5mread is a Bioconductor package that was introduced in Bioconductor 3.21. The package was designed for -- and tested against -- that version of Bioconductor, and is only guaranteed to work with that version (and upcoming versions) of Bioconductor. Like all Bioconductor packages, it should be installed with BiocManager::install().

Note that Bioconductor 3.21 requires R 4.5. The next version of Bioconductor (3.22, to be released at the end of October) will also require R 4.5.

Even though we don't recommend it, you can try to force an installation of h5mread with R 4.3.3. To do this:

1. Clone the h5mread repository with git clone https://github.com/Bioconductor/h5mread
2. Checkout the RELEASE_3_21 branch: git checkout RELEASE_3_21
3. Delete R (>= 4.5) in the DESCRIPTION file.
4. Install locally with R CMD INSTALL h5mread.

Before you can do 4., you'll need to install dependencies that are compatible with the RELEASE_3_21 branch of the package.

Please be aware that there's no guarantee that you'll end up with an installation that works properly, so use at your own risks.

Best,
H.