Binary R Packages for Linux: Past, Present and Future

Autor:	Ucar, Iñaki, Eddelbuettel, Dirk
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Statistics - Computation Computer Science - Software Engineering
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	Pre-compiled binary packages provide a convenient way of efficiently distributing software that has been adopted by most Linux package management systems. However, the heterogeneity of the Linux ecosystem, combined with the growing number of R extensions available, poses a scalability problem. As a result, efforts to bring binary R packages to Linux have been scattered, and lack a proper mechanism to fully integrate them with R's package manager. This work reviews past and present of binary distribution for Linux, and presents a path forward by showcasing the `cran2copr' project, an RPM-based proof-of-concept implementation of an automated scalable binary distribution system with the capability of building, maintaining and distributing thousands of packages, while providing a portable and extensible bridge to the system package manager. Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08069 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv