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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add r-genomationdata.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add r-genomationdata. |
Date: |
Tue, 24 May 2016 11:52:03 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> skribis:
> Efraim Flashner <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 04:57:16PM +0200, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
>>> * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (r-genomationdata): New variable.
>>> ---
>
> [...]
>
>>> + (arguments `(#:substitutable? #f))
>> ^^^^
>> why not?
>
> Because it’s an R data package, i.e. it’s a large download taking up
> space on hydra; it’s the same for all architechtures and there’s no real
> advantage in providing a binary substitute.
Makes sense. Maybe just mention it in a comment above.
Thanks,
Ludo’.