Thanks, Hernando, Sorry, "API" is a bit confusing term in this context, but what I want to discuss is the "API" that Writing R Extension defines as quoted in my previous email. It's probably different from an ordinary sense when we casually say "R C API".
You might wonder why I care about such a difference. This is because calling a "non-API" is considered a violation of CRAN repository policy, which means CRAN will kick out the R package. I know many CRAN packages use ALTREP, but just being accepted by CRAN at the moment doesn't mean CRAN will keep accepting it. So, I want to clarify the current status of ALTREP. Best, Yutani 2024年4月22日(月) 10:17 <hcortin...@gmail.com>: > Hello, I don't believe it is illegal, as ALTREP "implements an abstraction > underneath the C API". And is "compatible with all code which uses the > API". > > Please see slide deck by Gabriel Becker, with L Tierney, M Lawrence and T > Kalibera. > > > https://bioconductor.org/help/course-materials/2020/BiocDevelForum/16-ALTREP > .pdf > <https://bioconductor.org/help/course-materials/2020/BiocDevelForum/16-ALTREP.pdf> > > ALTREP framework implements an abstraction underneath traditional R C API > - Generalizes whats underneath the API > - Without changing how data are accessed > - Compatible with all C code which uses the API > - Compatible with R internals > > > I hope this helps, > Hernando > > > -----Original Message----- > From: R-devel <r-devel-boun...@r-project.org> On Behalf Of Hiroaki Yutani > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2024 8:48 PM > To: r-devel <r-devel@r-project.org> > Subject: [Rd] Is ALTREP "non-API"? > > Writing R Extension[1] defines "API" as: > > Entry points which are documented in this manual and declared in an > installed header file. These can be used in distributed packages and will > only be changed after deprecation. > > But, the document (WRE) doesn't have even a single mention of ALTREP, the > term "ALTREP" itself or any entry points related to ALTREP. Does this mean, > despite the widespread use of it on R packages including CRAN ones, ALTREP > is not the API and accordingly using it in distributed packages is > considered illegal? > > Best, > Yutani > > [1]: > https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-exts.html#The-R-API > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel