On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:48 AM, Thomas Dybdal Pedersen <thomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I'm developing a wrapper for the peptide-identification tool MS GF+. The > algorithm is developed in Java and the .jar file has a size around 20 mb. > > For the ease of the user, I think it would make sense to pack the java code > together with the wrapper (this has been cleared with the MS GF+ developer), > and would have the added benefit of securing version compatibility. This, on > the other hand, stretches the size limits imposed in the guidelines by > several factors… > > What is the opinion on this? Is the size limits set in stone or can they be > lifted for certain cases besides annotation packages? >
We generally do frown on this, you're right, but if you're sure all the classes in the JAR are necessary, then we'll allow it. What's more important than getting buy-in from the developer of the Java code is finding out what license the Java code is written under, making sure that is compatible with the license of the R package, and acknowledging the Java license as well as the R license in your package. See the licensing section of the "Writing R Extensions" manual for more information. Note that some licenses require that all source code be either in the package, or that a link be provided that points to it; this would apply to your jar file (which presumably contains only .class files and no Java source). Dan > best > > Thomas Pedersen, PhD student at DTU, Denmark > _______________________________________________ > Bioc-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioc-devel _______________________________________________ Bioc-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioc-devel