Re: [Bioc-devel] How to declare optional system requirement for package

2023-11-30 Thread Kasper Daniel Hansen
To me, whether or not this is a good idea depends a bit on the degree to which these functions are generally useful. Best, Kasper On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 5:41 PM Hervé Pagès wrote: > Hi Alex, > > On 11/28/23 22:47, Alex Wong via Bioc-devel wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > I am the author of Splic

Re: [Bioc-devel] How to declare optional system requirement for package

2023-11-29 Thread Hervé Pagès
Hi Alex, On 11/28/23 22:47, Alex Wong via Bioc-devel wrote: > Hi there, > > I am the author of SpliceWiz. My package contains several wrapper functions > that run the STAR aligner on systems where it is installed. If STAR is not > found, these functions do nothing other than return a helpful mess