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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add r-genomationdata.
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 16:30:12 +0200
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To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
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Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> skribis:
>
>> 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=E2=80=99s an R data package, i.e. it=E2=80=99s a large down=
load taking up
>> space on hydra; it=E2=80=99s the same for all architechtures and there=
=E2=80=99s no real
>> advantage in providing a binary substitute.
>
> Makes sense.  Maybe just mention it in a comment above.

I added a comment and pushed.  Thanks!

~~ Ricardo