[R-sig-Debian] arm64 r-base backports on CRAN

[Jeroen Ooms]

Perfect, thank you! I confirm it works now:
https://github.com/r-devel/containers/actions/runs/30069136571

On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 7:23 AM Johannes Ranke <Johannes.Ranke using jrwb.de> wrote:
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> Hey Jeroen,
>
> the raspberry has arrived and I have prepared and uploaded the arm64 backports
> to bookworm and trixie!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Johannes
>
> On Dienstag, 21. Juli 2026 12:45:55 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit Jeroen Ooms
> wrote:
> > Hi Johannes,
> >
> > I noticed the arm64 repo of r-base on the CRAN mirror seems out of sync for
> > debian-12 and debian-13, see:
> > https://github.com/r-devel/containers/actions/runs/29814761647/job/885834210
> > 86
> >
> > Can we help?
> >
> > Jeroen
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM Jeroen Ooms <jeroenooms using gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM Johannes Ranke <johannes.ranke using jrwb.de>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi Dirk,
> > > >
> > > > Am Dienstag, 24. Juni 2025, 20:20:42 CEST schrieb Dirk Eddelbuettel:
> > > > > Hi Johannes,
> > > > >
> > > > > ( And sorry about the fat-finger typo in the earlier email butchering
> > >
> > > your
> > >
> > > > > name.
> > > >
> > > > No worries! Happens to the best of us - and to me as well :)
> > > >
> > > > > I really need to get proof-reading emails before sending... )
> > > > >
> > > > > On 24 June 2025 at 20:02, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
> > > > > | On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM Johannes Ranke <
> > >
> > > johannes.ranke using jrwb.de>
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > | > Hey Jeroen,
> > > > > | >
> > > > > | > I was recently considering to do this, but did not get around to
> > >
> > > buy
> > >
> > > > > | > hardware or look for hosting on that architecture.
> > > >
> > > > I found a nice offer from my hosting provider. The arm64 backports of R
> > >
> > > 4.5.1
> > >
> > > > to Debian 11 (bullseye) and 12 (bookworm) should hit the mirrors at
> > >
> > > midnight.
> > >
> > > Thanks! I have enabled these backports in the containers on
> > > https://github.com/r-devel/containers such that folks can easily use
> > > these to test R or R packages on those platforms.
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