[R-pkg-devel] packaging biosig for R

[Uwe Ligges]

On 16.03.2020 10:58, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 16/03/2020 3:00 a.m., Alois Schlögl wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your response. For *nix (Linux, MacOSX), this can be
>> achieved. For windows, currently the only way to compile libbiosig is
>> through mingw-cross-compiler environment (MXE) [1]  or in cygwin.
>> Currently, libbiosig does not compile with with VC++for various reasons,
>> and libbiosig has some hard dependencies (libiconv, suitesparse, dcmtk),
>> (there are dependencies on libb64, tinyxml), I'm wondering what the best
>> approach would be.
>>
>> - Would it be ok, if libbiosig.dll is distributed in binary form ?
> 
> I think the answer to that is that it would not be allowed, but I'm not 
> part of CRAN.
> 
>>
>> - Or would you accept a package that currently runs only on
>> MacOSX/Homebrew and Linux but not on Windows ?
> 
> There are some packages like that on CRAN, but it is certainly 
> discouraged.  Bioconductor has its own rules; you might want to ask 
> there, given the subject matter of your package.

Thanks, Duncan, same from here, just to confrim from a "part of CRAN" 
point of view.

Best,
Uwe Ligges



> Duncan Murdoch
> 
> 
>>
>>
>> Alois Schlögl
>>
>> [1] https://github.com/schloegl/mxe
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 3/16/20 um 2:08 AM schrieb Duncan Murdoch:
>>> I suspect the question in this case depends on the availability of
>>> libbiosig.  If CRAN test machines don't have that and its source isn't
>>> included in the R package, then it will fail on initial install.  CRAN
>>> doesn't have a lot of resources to install difficult libraries; I have
>>> no idea if that applies in this case.
>>>
>>> I believe the most robust way to handle this sort of package is to
>>> have a configure script that looks for the lib on the installing
>>> machine, and uses that copy if found, otherwise compiles it from source.
>>>
>>> Duncan Murdoch
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15/03/2020 3:41 p.m., Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>>>> I am just a lurker (not representing CRAN) but I am having a hard
>>>> time understanding your question.
>>>>
>>>> Binary packages are a convenience for users, not a method for
>>>> submitting packages. When you have an R package accepted it is
>>>> accepted in source format.
>>>> If it doesn't exclude support for Windows or MacOSX then it will (in
>>>> time) be compiled into a binary form for distribution in addition to
>>>> being distributed is source form.
>>>>
>>>> As the maintainer, your responsibility is merely to confirm that your
>>>> source package is properly configured to be built in binary form
>>>> before you submit it to CRAN. This is normally accomplished by
>>>> successfully building it as binary in a testing environment. There
>>>> are various guides out there that can be helpful in accomplishing
>>>> this, e.g. [1].
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://kbroman.org/pkg_primer/pages/cran.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On March 15, 2020 1:07:41 AM PDT, "Alois Schlögl"
>>>> <alois.schloegl using gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear R packagers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> the Biosig project [1] supports reading of about 50 different data
>>>>> format [2]. Recently, a language binding to R was added, because a 
>>>>> user
>>>>> of Biosig asked for it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've read the policy [3], and it seems the biosig would qualify as
>>>>> binary package. The underlying library (libbiosig) can be installed
>>>>>
>>>>> - on linux from source, or through debian/ubuntu package
>>>>>
>>>>> - on MacOSX through Homebrew.
>>>>>
>>>>> - for Windows I'm using MXE mingw-cross-compiler environment to build
>>>>> libbiosig.dll
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Would it be feasible to provide a package of biosig on cran ? What 
>>>>> need
>>>>> to be considered ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>
>>>>>      Alois
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] http://biosig.sourceforge.net/download.html
>>>>>
>>>>> [2] http://pub.ist.ac.at/~schloegl/biosig/TESTED
>>>>>
>>>>> [3] https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/policies.html
>>>>>
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