Mikko Korpela
2016-Sep-27 09:49 UTC
[Rd] library() asks user to accept license of some built-in packages
When 'getOption("checkPackageLicense")' is 'TRUE' and
the user calls
'library(grid)' for the first time, R asks the user to either accept or
decline the package license. This should not be necessary as the package
license is "Part of R ..." with "..." denoting the R version
number, and
R is free and open source.
The unnecessary license question is asked for the built-in packages
"compiler", "grid" and "parallel".
The source file where the checks happen is
"src/library/base/R/library.R". I think one solution could be to add
something like
if(identical(pkgInfo$DESCRIPTION[["Priority"]], "base"))
return()
to the beginning of checkLicense(), or add more packages to the
hard-coded exemption list checked before calling checkLicense().
Also, in find.package(), the shortcut list of standard packages is
missing "compiler".
--
Mikko Korpela
Department of Geosciences and Geography
University of Helsinki
Prof Brian Ripley
2016-Oct-02 08:59 UTC
[Rd] library() asks user to accept license of some built-in packages
On 27/09/2016 10:49, Mikko Korpela wrote:> When 'getOption("checkPackageLicense")' is 'TRUE' and the user calls > 'library(grid)' for the first time, R asks the user to either accept or > decline the package license. This should not be necessary as the package > license is "Part of R ..." with "..." denoting the R version number, and > R is free and open source. > > The unnecessary license question is asked for the built-in packages > "compiler", "grid" and "parallel". > > The source file where the checks happen is > "src/library/base/R/library.R". I think one solution could be to add > something like > > if(identical(pkgInfo$DESCRIPTION[["Priority"]], "base")) return() > > to the beginning of checkLicense(), or add more packages to the > hard-coded exemption list checked before calling checkLicense().Rather, the analysis code has been told about the current licence for standard packages.> Also, in find.package(), the shortcut list of standard packages is > missing "compiler".Which was intentional when the code was written (it is just a shortcut) but as 'compiler' is getting used more, it has been added. -- Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, University of Oxford
Mikko Korpela
2016-Oct-03 06:39 UTC
[Rd] library() asks user to accept license of some built-in packages
On 02/10/16 11:59, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:> On 27/09/2016 10:49, Mikko Korpela wrote: >> When 'getOption("checkPackageLicense")' is 'TRUE' and the user calls >> 'library(grid)' for the first time, R asks the user to either accept or >> decline the package license. This should not be necessary as the package >> license is "Part of R ..." with "..." denoting the R version number, and >> R is free and open source. >> >> The unnecessary license question is asked for the built-in packages >> "compiler", "grid" and "parallel". >> >> The source file where the checks happen is >> "src/library/base/R/library.R". I think one solution could be to add >> something like >> >> if(identical(pkgInfo$DESCRIPTION[["Priority"]], "base")) return() >> >> to the beginning of checkLicense(), or add more packages to the >> hard-coded exemption list checked before calling checkLicense(). > > Rather, the analysis code has been told about the current licence for > standard packages.Great, thank you.>> Also, in find.package(), the shortcut list of standard packages is >> missing "compiler". > > Which was intentional when the code was written (it is just a shortcut) > but as 'compiler' is getting used more, it has been added.Makes perfect sense. -- Mikko Korpela Department of Geosciences and Geography University of Helsinki