[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#842562: ITP: r-cran-backports -- reimplementation of functions introduced since R-3.0.0

[Andreas Tille]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org>

* Package name    : r-cran-backports
  Version         : 1.0.4
  Upstream Author : Michel Lang <michellang at gmail.com>
* URL             : https://cran.r-project.org/package=backports
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: GNU-R
  Description     : reimplementation of functions introduced since R-3.0.0
 Implementations of functions which have been introduced in
 R since version 3.0.0. The backports are conditionally exported which
 results in R resolving the function names to the version shipped with R (if
 available) and uses the implemented backports as fallback. This way package
 developers can make use of the new functions without worrying about the
 minimum required R version.


Remark: This package is required by the new version of r-cran-checkmate
and will be maintained by the Debian Med team at
   svn://anonscm.debian.org/debian-med/trunk/packages/R/r-cran-backports/trunk/