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diff --git a/academic/R/README b/academic/R/README index cd6a7109c8..08f06f94fe 100644 --- a/academic/R/README +++ b/academic/R/README @@ -1,21 +1,22 @@ R is an integrated suite of software facilities for data manipulation, -calculation and graphical display. Among other things it has +calculation and graphical display. It includes * an effective data handling and storage facility, * a suite of operators for calculations on arrays, in particular - matrices, +matrices, * a large, coherent, integrated collection of intermediate tools for - data analysis, +data analysis, -* graphical facilities for data analysis and display either directly - at the computer or on hardcopy, and +* graphical facilities for data analysis and display either on-screen +or on hardcopy, and -* a well developed, simple and effective programming language (called - `S') which includes conditionals, loops, user defined recursive - functions and input and output facilities. (Indeed most of the - system supplied functions are themselves written in the S language.) +* a well-developed, simple and effective programming language which +includes conditionals, loops, user-defined recursive functions and +input and output facilities. + +Notes: If you do not need to build the R shared library (which is needed if you would like to call R functions from other applications), execute @@ -24,3 +25,6 @@ the script as R_SHLIB=no ./R.SlackBuild If you do not need to build the BLAS shared library (which is useful for swapping default unaccelerated BLAS for an accelerated one), execute the script as BLAS_SHLIB=no ./R.SlackBuild + +This package builds R from source; example build time (Intel Core +i7-7500U) is < 30 minutes. |