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+# Copyright 2013-2021 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
+# Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+
+from spack import *
+
+
+class RGlobaltest(RPackage):
+    """Testing Groups of Covariates/Features for Association with a Response
+    Variable, with Applications to Gene Set Testing:
+
+    The global test tests groups of covariates (or features) for association
+    with a response variable. This package implements the test with diagnostic
+    plots and multiple testing utilities, along with several functions to
+    facilitate the use of this test for gene set testing of GO and KEGG
+    terms."""
+
+    bioc     = "globaltest"
+
+    version('5.44.0', commit='571933d5c779a241740be913ff49ecdd59bcbc45')
+
+    depends_on('r-survival', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-biobase', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-annotationdbi', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-annotate', type=('build', 'run'))