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diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm index 2eacf24610..00b6734b80 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm @@ -13010,3 +13010,36 @@ interaction search in high-dimensional data.") (description "This package holds the database for the @code{extrafont} package.") (license license:gpl2))) + +(define-public r-extrafont + (package + (name "r-extrafont") + (version "0.17") + (source + (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (cran-uri "extrafont" version)) + (sha256 + (base32 + "0b9k2n9sk23bh45hjgnkxpjyvpdrz1hx7kmxvmb4nhlhm1wpsv9g")))) + (build-system r-build-system) + (propagated-inputs + `(("r-extrafontdb" ,r-extrafontdb) + ("r-rttf2pt1" ,r-rttf2pt1))) + (home-page "https://github.com/wch/extrafont") + (synopsis "Tools for using fonts in R") + (description + "The extrafont package makes it easier to use fonts other than the basic +PostScript fonts that R uses. Fonts that are imported into extrafont can be +used with PDF or PostScript output files. There are two hurdles for using +fonts in PDF (or Postscript) output files: + +@enumerate +@item Making R aware of the font and the dimensions of the characters. +@item Embedding the fonts in the PDF file so that the PDF can be displayed + properly on a device that doesn't have the font. This is usually needed if + you want to print the PDF file or share it with others. +@end enumerate + +The extrafont package makes both of these things easier.") + (license license:gpl2))) |