Re: packaging an alternate R engine
> On 25 September 2015 at 14:35, Jonathon Love wrote:
> | hi,
> |
> | i'm wanting to create a deb package for a parallel R installation.
> |
> | the software i'm working toward packaging, JASP, has some issues with
> | the versions of R from CRAN, and i'd like to provide a parallel version
>
> You know, you could talk to the package maintainer. Just a thought.
well, i knew you were on this list, and i often get "please email the
list" responses from DDs, when i email them directly. i can't win :P
> | anyhow, i'm having difficulty modifying the existing source package to
> | install to a different location.
> |
> | i figure all i would need to do is add to r-base-core.dirs the lines:
> |
> | usr/lib/JASP
> | usr/lib/JASP/R
> |
> | and to r-base-core.install the lines:
> |
> | usr/lib/R/* usr/lib/JASP/R
> | usr/share/* usr/lib/JASP/
> |
> | and the files would be installed to the appropriate location (perhaps as
> | well as to the old location).
> |
> | but when i `dpkg -c` the resulting file, none of its contents are at the
> | new location.
> |
> | any tips on what i'm doing wrong?
>
> See above. Just install to a different location, and provide a different
> binary (well, script) than /usr/bin/R. Think through carefully what you want
> to do with packages as the default from the mainline R package may or may not
> work for you if you use an older code base.
wait. but i thought the way that you changed the install location was by
modifying the source package, like i've described above?
if this is the way, then any clues as to what i'm doing wrong? or is
there a different way to do it?
with thanks
jonathon
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