Good day, I've written an Rcpp-backed R package (https://github.com/Ironholds/poster) that interfaces with the libpostal (https://github.com/openvenues/libpostal) library, written in C.
While the two play together perfectly nicely, the problem is submitting the package to CRAN: libpostal is not a common dependency and isn't available in a debianised form for CRAN's testing: the alternative approach, including libpostal *in* the R package, is made impossible since it downloads gigabyte-sized databases for internal use. What's the approach or guidance on submitting packages in this state? The package includes a configuration script that recognises (in a user-friendly way) when dependencies aren't met, and warns the user appropriately, but it is still ultimately an R package that will not compile on CRAN. Can it be submitted, albeit with installation skipped, or is this unacceptable? Best, Oliver ______________________________________________ R-package-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-package-devel
