v1.17.3 -- made updates to the GitHub Actions workflow to simplify the code for caching R packages. This reduced some code duplication that existed across macOS/winOS and Linux.

Related to r-lib/actions#912. Also related to r-lib/remotes@0e4e230 in terms of being able to support Linux system dependencies on Ubuntu 24.04 in the near future.

Author: lcolladotor

DESCRIPTION

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 Package: biocthis
 Title: Automate package and project setup for Bioconductor packages
-Version: 1.17.2
+Version: 1.17.3
 Date: 2025-03-18
 Authors@R: 
     c(

NEWS.md

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+# biocthis 1.17.3
+
+SIGNIFICANT USER-VISIBLE CHANGES
+
+* `use_bioc_github_action()` now uses simpler code for caching R packages
+across GitHub Action runs. This code won't need to be updated across versions,
+meaning that it'll be easier to update the `.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml`
+file across Bioconductor versions. Also, @gaborcsardi's recent commit to
+`r-lib/actions` as noted at 
+<https://github.com/r-lib/actions/issues/912#issuecomment-2667950006> gave me a 
+hint on how to simplify code across macOS/winOS and linux for the caching of R 
+packages. Also, note that thanks to
+<https://github.com/r-lib/remotes/commit/0e4e23051041d9f1b15a5ab796defec31af6190d>
+we will soon be able to re-enable automatic installation of linux system
+dependencies thanks to `remotes::system_requirements("ubuntu", "24.04")` being
+supported in the near future.
+
 # biocthis 1.17.2
 
 SIGNIFICANT USER-VISIBLE CHANGES