Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add r-genomationdata.

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Efraim Flashner <address@hidden> 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.

We’ve done the same for the genome data packages.  It was more clear cut
then, because the download was about ten times bigger.

Still, I didn’t want to waste space on hydra with a substitute for
something that’s mostly a simple download.

~~ Ricardo