cran2crux: ports for R modules

I use R in my work and I wanted to find a way to easily create CRUX ports for system-wide installation of its modules. Having them managed by the distro’s packaging system has its advantages: I can check them with revdep or use custom settings at build time. However, I did not find a ready solution, so I wrote a tool myself, called cran2crux (for detailed info, check it’s page). The cran2crux script automatically generates CRUX port(s) for R modules available from CRAN. On my TODO list is making it work with Bioconductor, as well.
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