Re: [Bioc-devel] Fwd: Re: Build error due to TensorFlow installation

2019-09-05 Thread Martin Morgan
I'm with Simon on the value of using TensorFlow here, and it's too bad the build system is unable to support more flexible use of python (there are additional challenges, for instance inter-operability between packages each depending on & starting their own python interpreter...) It seems like

Re: [Bioc-devel] Fwd: Re: Build error due to TensorFlow installation

2019-09-05 Thread Kasper Daniel Hansen
It might be true that the code is much easier on your end, but it comes with the complexity of using TensorFlow, which is a huge dependency. And that library can be easy or impossible to install depending on your box. I am not saying people shouldn't use TensorFlow, but I am saying it brings a lot

[Bioc-devel] Fwd: Re: Build error due to TensorFlow installation

2019-09-05 Thread Simon Dirmeier
Hi Herve, > All this means that if you replace some old C++ code with TensorFlow > then we will need to mark your package as unavailable on Windows and > Mac, at least for now. Sorry. I wonder if there was something wrong > with this old C++ code. I would recommend that you stick to it if you ca