Re: [Bioc-devel] How to deal with external software dependencies

2023-01-03 Thread Hervé Pagès
Hi Ran, First of all, please note that direct calls to external commands via system() or system2() are not ideal so should only be used when there is no other alternative. For example, if a CRAN or Bioconductor package already provides the functionality that you are after, you should use that inst

[Bioc-devel] How to deal with external software dependencies

2022-12-19 Thread RAN HU
Hi all, I am developing a new R package that relies on some external software. There are some system calls written in the R function that requires the path to those external software tools. I am not sure what is the best practice to using external software in R Bioconductor packages. If the exter