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

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