[Rd] R CMD check on CRAN

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Sun, 19 Jun 2011, Uwe Ligges wrote:

>
>
> On 19.06.2011 20:17, soeren.vogel at uzh.ch wrote:
>> Hello
>> 
>> I have a package with a configure script (--include-something). How does 
>> the package pass the check on CRAN, that is, how should I signalise that 
>> check and install may need options?
>
> Which options are you talking about? You need to be more specific here, I 
> think.

Well, there is --configure-args and --configure-vars

Such packages are very rare (and has better remain so or the automated 
systems will grind to their knees).  I have, e.g.

RNetCDF-OPTS = 
--install-args='--configure-args=--with-netcdf-include=/usr/include/udunits2'
Rserve-OPTS = --install-args='--configure-args=--without-server'
udunits2-OPTS = 
--install-args='--configure-args=--with-udunits2-include=/usr/include/udunits2'

I don't believe any of these 3 should be needed: they indicate a lack 
of responsiveness/dogmatism from the package maintainers.  (I have 
some sympathy with resistance to non-standard layout, but it should be 
able to be specified by environment variables, as discussed in 
'Writing R Extensions'.)


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> Uwe Ligges
>
>
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Sören
>> 
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