Updated patch attached.
2015-09-14 16:43 GMT-03:00 Vicente Vera <vicente...@gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> I don't know if the boost package in the distribution could be used to
> comply with the requirements. IMO it is safer to incorporate r-bh as
> it is needed by dplyr.
>
> New patch with corrections attached.
>
> 2015-09-14 7:50 GMT-03:00 Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wur...@mdc-berlin.de>:
>>
>>> * gnu/packages/statistics.scm (r-bh): New variable.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> + (synopsis "Boost C++ Header Files")
>>> + (description
>>> + "Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
>>> +A large part of Boost is provided as C++ template code which is
>>> +resolved entirely at compile-time without linking. This package aims
>>> +to provide the most useful subset of Boost libraries for template use
>>> +among CRAN package. By placing these libraries in this package, we
>>> +offer a more efficient distribution system for CRAN as replication of
>>> +this code in the sources of other packages is avoided.")
>>> + (license license:boost1.0)))
>>
>> It seems ugly to duplicate the Boost headers in a separate package. We
>> already have a “boost” package, which provides the headers for this
>> version of Boost. Would it be possible to use the existing “boost”
>> package in place of “r-bh”?
>>
>> If not: please use two spaces in the description. I think the first two
>> sentences can be removed as they relate to the Boost library. Also,
>> please use lower case for the synopsis.
>>
>> ~~ Ricardo
From 217d1823ee8108f8e66232ae6b47b2411b1d9a43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vicente Vera Parra <vicente...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:15:16 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 04/19] gnu: Add r-bh.
* gnu/packages/statistics.scm (r-bh): New variable.
---
gnu/packages/statistics.scm | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 525b7ed..5801ce6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -566,3 +566,26 @@ communication between R and relational database management systems. All
classes in this package are virtual and need to be extended by the various
R/DBMS implementations.")
(license license:lgpl3+)))
+
+(define-public r-bh
+ (package
+ (name "r-bh")
+ (version "1.58.0-1")
+ (source (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append "mirror://cran/src/contrib/BH_"
+ version ".tar.gz"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+ "17rnwyw9ib2pvm60iixzkbz7ff4fslpifp1nlx4czp42hy67kqpf"))))
+ (build-system r-build-system)
+ (home-page
+ "https://github.com/eddelbuettel/bh";)
+ (synopsis
+ "Boost C++ header files")
+ (description
+ "This package aims to provide the most useful subset of Boost libraries
+for template use among CRAN packages. By placing these libraries in this
+package, we offer a more efficient distribution system for CRAN as replication
+of this code in the sources of other packages is avoided.")
+ (license license:boost1.0)))
--
2.5.2
