dmedri/roaster

R - Fetch, build and deploy.

roaster's Issues

[Bug] Building R, tests don't fit configure options

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• Recommended packages are disabled by default in Roaster for faster builds and leave a second time installation. Matrix library is needed for some basic test:

running code in 'reg-S4.R' ... OK
comparing 'reg-S4.Rout' to './reg-S4-Rout.save' ...606,608c606
< Warning message:
< In library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE,
< there is no package called 'Matrix'

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• Java: a language interpreter should be set:

configuring Java ...
*** Cannot find any Java interpreter
*** Please make sure 'java' is on your PATH or set JAVA_HOME correspondingly

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• Needed package to build vignettes:

Packages unavailable to check Rd xrefs: 'date', 'chron', 'round', 'nnet'.

[RFE] Build Standard: a gentle libraries migration between releases

Check for a previous (standard) release installed, and do a gentle libraries migration. Export the list in a temporary file and re-install/update.

It's not a --build-server problem.
It could be an useful option for --build-virtualenv.

[RFE] Build standard: add a basic .RProfile

Following what happen with --build-virtualenv, add a .RProfile with a basic setup (eg. default mirror).

[RFE] Prepare an Arch package

All the needed files to create an Arch package.

[RFE] Console option to set CRAN mirror

In early bash prototypes of this project, the mirror site to use is hardcoded. While the field could be easily changed with a text editor, a new cli option (and argument) is welcome.

[RFE] Build Server: add the same RVE activate/deactive script

RVE has activate/deactivate bash script to control settings.
Servers could benefit from this, if available.

[RFE] ccache configuration for every build type

ccache is a tool for the gcc compiler used to compile the same program over and over again with little downtime. While it may take a few seconds longer to compile a program the first time with ccache, subsequent compiles will be much, much faster.

[RFE] Prepare a Flatpak package

All the needed files to create a Flatpak package.

[RFE] Retrieve latest R release info with low or without network latency

Bash functions scope asks few hacks to work. The latest R release data is retrieve online and the task depends on user bandwith and the responsiveness of a remote site. A different way to retrieve informations could be helpful.

[RFE] Rewrite the project with a different language

This project born as a fast bash prototype, developed in spare-time. It was started for some needs, and more ideas has come along the way. When its features can satisfy a larger group of R users, a re-engineerization of code is planned (eg. a C/C++ lib with a cli tool). Tips are welcome.

[RFE] Console option to customize the build

In early bash prototypes of this project, configure options to build R are hardcoded. While infos could be easily changed with a text editor, a new cli option (and argument) is welcome.

[RFE] Prepare a Debian package

All the needed files to create a Debian package.

[RFE] Prepare a Fedora package

All the needed files to create a Fedora (rpm) package.

SVN branch: download and build

Download/update the source code from the SVN server (latest stable branch) with the same build options.

[Bug] Errors will occour with many simultaneously build sessions

At present, each build-type session works on the defined source tree, one at a time. It is the basic mode for end users, but it has a limit. If you run multiple build sessions simultaneously, with different types and settings, errors will occur.

The solution to the problem is a temporary copy of the source tree for the purpose, one per-session, to be deleted immediately afterwards. There are some downsides to choosing (see: more resources are required), but the benefits seem to outweigh them. Anyway, it still remains a feature request with low priority.

[RFE] Support more Linux distributions

Every test is on Debian GNU/Linux, and it's easy to install the needed packages and tools to build (see. man apt-get build-dep. The same support could be easily extended to other apt based distributions (eg. Ubuntu). The rpm based distributions need other solutions to the problem. Arch users are welcome.

Please, run the following command in console and report your infos:

$ cat /etc/os-release| grep ^NAME= | awk -F'"' '{$0=$2}1'

SVN trunk: download and build

Download/update the source code from the SVN server (trunk) with the same build options.