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binary R packages for GNU/Linux

Simon Urbanek 
Tobias,

although we did discuss the possibility of extending the os/toolchain/architecture notation for binary packages beyond macOS, Linux was not necessarily on the list as Linux distributions have already established ways of providing binaries, so it does not seem productive to duplicate the effort. Can you elaborate a bit more on what you had in mind? Binaries are by design specific to toolchain, distribution and architecture, so there is no such thing as a "GNU/Linux binary". The only reliable way to distribute packages in Linux is from sources or by the Linux distribution repositories. Binaries are inherently tied to system dependencies and their versions, so such concept doesn't make any sense outside of the distribution. There is no such thing as a "jammy binary" to take up your example - it would have to depend on the distribution, toolchain and all library versions as well.

Cheers,
Simon

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