[Bioc-devel] How to simplify install when package dependency requires compilation from source

[Shraddha Pai]

Hi all,

How do I simplify install when a dependency is available only in source
form and requires compilation using C/C++/Fortran?

My package netDx has "clusterExperiment" as a dependency (Suggests).

When I run BiocManager::install("netDx",dependencies=TRUE), I get:
"Package which is only available in source form, and may need compilation of
  C/C++/Fortran: ‘clusterExperiment’
Do you want to attempt to install these from sources? (Yes/no/cancel)"

If I say yes, it fails because the laptop doesn't have gcc installed, and
then I have to go run "brew install gcc" (this is OS X). This is getting
too complicated for your average user.

Is there a way I could precompile needed packages and just make them
available to my users? Are there instructions for how to do this somewhere?
I can host the compiled version on a lab server.

Thanks,
Shraddha


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