Re: R fallout

>> Module Name: pkgsrc
>> Committed By: mef
>> Date: Thu May 14 13:50:46 UTC 2026
>> 
>> Modified Files:
>> pkgsrc/math/R: Makefile PLIST distinfo
>> pkgsrc/math/R/patches: patch-configure.ac
>> 
>> Log Message:
>> (math/R) Updated 4.5.3 to 4.6.0
> 
> I don't know if you follow pkgsrc-bulk@ but this update has caused a huge amount of fallout.  It no longer builds on macOS:
> 
>  https://reports.pkgci.org/Darwin/14.5/arm64/20260516T132839Z/report.html
> 
> and while it builds on illumos, it breaks a significant number of individual R-* packages due to stricter C requirements (so will likely also break on other platforms with GCC 14+):
> 
>  https://reports.pkgci.org/SmartOS/upstream/trunk/20260517T194506Z/report.html
> 
> There's also the long-standing issue of these packages performing build operations during the 'install' phase, which goes against pkgsrc policy.
> 
> Is there a plan for fixing these?
> 
> Thanks,

I think I've got it sorted. Can you try again?

Adam