Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes: > Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wur...@mdc-berlin.de> skribis: > >> Efraim Flashner <efr...@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. > > Makes sense. Maybe just mention it in a comment above.
I added a comment and pushed. Thanks! ~~ Ricardo