Changes since version 0.5:
* Improve the canonical format of an R package Makefile:
- Place R_PKGNAME, R_PKGVER, and CATEGORIES in the first stanza.
- Simplify CATEGORIES by defining common ones in Makefile.extension.
- Use the default value of HOMEPAGE defined in Makefile.extension.
* Annotate generated comments with [R2pkg] to make them easier to find.
Changes since 0.3:
* Fix recursion.
* Add both c and c++ to USE_LANGUAGES.
* Add maintainer email handling (-M).
* Use buildlink3.mk files for dependencies when available.
- Add recursive handling of dependencies.
- Simplify updating pre-existing R packages.
- Improve handling of packages that conflict with base R packages.
The R2pkg program, which is modeled after url2pkg, creates a new
pkgsrc package for the corresponding R package. It is intended to
help pkgsrc developers create new R packages quickly and easily.
This package was discussed in a thread beginning with the following:
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2015/02/04/msg014227.html