On Sun, 19 Jun 2011, Uwe Ligges wrote:
On 19.06.2011 20:17, soeren.vo...@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'.)
Uwe Ligges
Thanks
Sören
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