Package: r-core-case Version: 2.13.1-1 Severity: wishlist Hello,
The Debian packages for R add a "/usr/local/lib/R/site-library" directory into which the local sysadmin can install packages, which is really useful. However, compiled R packages are not always compatible between versions of R (e.g. going from 2.9 to 2.13), and not having a R version number in that directory path makes migration to a new R version without breaking anything a bit complicated, at least for sites which have multiple machines accessing a common /usr/local via NFS, etc. Would it be possible to also add a "/usr/local/lib/R/%v/site-library" at the front of R_LIBS_SITE? That way local packages could be installed in that directory and there wouldn't be any problems when changing versions or R, or running multiple versions on different computers, etc. The "%v" is used in other places already (packages installed in a user's home directory, for one), and given that the R ABI can change between version, I was a bit surprised that said "%v" wasn't used for the /usr/local path too. (Actually, I initially thought that R didn't change its ABI for modules.) Thanks, Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
