Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add r-genomationdata.

[Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>]

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On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 08:36:22AM +0200, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> 
> Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> 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.
> 
> We’ve done the same for the genome data packages.  It was more clear cut
> then, because the download was about ten times bigger.
> 
> Still, I didn’t want to waste space on hydra with a substitute for
> something that’s mostly a simple download.
> 
> ~~ Ricardo

I was a little short with words, what I meant to write was "we add a
comment when we have #:tests? #f, should we add a comment here too?"

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