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authorRoel Janssen <roel@gnu.org>2018-04-24 14:03:42 +0200
committerRoel Janssen <roel@gnu.org>2018-04-24 14:03:42 +0200
commitfdc3a05d1bcef69223ce8f776c16dd5a51f6baa0 (patch)
treec11317f5936c49d9ed42b964b2f51a87f64103a6
parent793f83efe1a13671c4e72dbe095a9984b13e69b3 (diff)
gnu: Add r-snowfall.
* gnu/packages/cran.scm (r-snowfall): New variable.
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/cran.scm22
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 9dc075ffb8..77e5054314 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -3924,3 +3924,25 @@ promises, but with a syntax that is idiomatic R.")
"This package provides a parallel backend for the @code{%dopar%} function
using the @code{snow} package.")
(license license:gpl2)))
+
+(define-public r-snowfall
+ (package
+ (name "r-snowfall")
+ (version "1.84-6.1")
+ (source (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (cran-uri "snowfall" version))
+ (sha256
+ (base32 "13941rlw1jsdjsndp1plzj1cq5aqravizkrqn6l25r9im7rnsi2w"))))
+ (build-system r-build-system)
+ (propagated-inputs
+ `(("r-snow" ,r-snow)))
+ (home-page "http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/snowfall/")
+ (synopsis "Easier cluster computing")
+ (description "This package is a usability wrapper around snow for easier
+development of parallel R programs. This package offers e.g. extended error
+checks, and additional functions. All functions work in sequential mode, too,
+if no cluster is present or wished. The package is also designed as connector
+to the cluster management tool @code{sfCluster}, but can also used without
+it.")
+ (license license:gpl2+)))