R is built without tcl/tk (for GUI) dependence

Tcl/Tk are a set of tools to provide Graphic User Interface (GUI) support
in some software. But they are not yet natively built within Maneage,
primarily because we have higher-priority work right now. GUI tools in
general aren't high on our priority list right now because GUI tools are
generally good for human interaction (which is contrary to the reproducible
philosophy), not automatic analysis (a core concept in reproducibility). So
even later, when we do include Tcl/Tk in Maneage, their direct usage will
be discouraged.

Until this commit, because we don't yet build Tcl/Tk, the default maneage
install of the statistical package R failed on a Debian Stretch, with 6227
repeats of the line:

'/usr/lib//tcl8.5/tclConfig.sh: line 2: dpkg-architecture:
command not found'

To fix this problem (atleast until Tcl/Tk is installed within Maneage), R
is now configured with the '--without-tcltk' option which fixed the
problem. Please see the description above the R installation instructions
in 'reproduce/software/make/high-level.mk' for more.

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