add info on binaries (#82)

r-universe-org · Dec 19, 2024 · 228f242 · 228f242
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@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ packages <- universe::universe_all_packages("jeroen")
 # The result is a list of packages
 str(packages[[1]], max.level = 1)
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-### Information on a single package in an universe
+### Information on a single package in an universe {#api-pkg}
 
 URL: `https://<username>.r-universe.dev/api/packages/<package>`
 

diff --git a/install/binaries.qmd b/install/binaries.qmd
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ options(repos = c(
 
 See how [this is done automatically in the base image](https://github.com/r-universe-org/base-image/blob/f20ec9fc6f51ef8a89aad489206a43790bd9bf77/Rprofile#L10-L16) when an environment variable `MY_UNIVERSE` is set.
 
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+## Binaries for packages with compiled code
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+In information on packages provided by the [API](#api-pkg), the `arch` field to the `binaries` field only if there is compiled code in the package. 
+Packages without compiled code are identical on all architectures.
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+On MacOS we only build a separate intel and arm64 version for packages with compiled code, otherwise the same binary is used for both.
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 ## How to use WebAssembly Binaries
 
 We have experimental support for webassembly binaries! You should use the official [r-wasm repository](https://repo.r-wasm.org) for dependencies. For example to install the dev version of dplyr: