Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wur...@mdc-berlin.de> writes: >> Isn't lattice already included with the main R build as a recommended >> package? > > You’re right again. > > Is there ever a reason to upgrade the included recommended packages? I > know that when installing some bioconductor packages R asks whether to > upgrade some included packages, such as MASS. I’m not sure if it makes > sense to offer separate packages for the latest versions of these > modules. > > What do you think? I’m not much of an R-user myself.
Hmm... I also don't spend much time in R. I'd guess that the recommended packages are quite stable, so the only advantage I see of running a version of a package newer than the one included with R is that you get rid of the prompt when using install.packages or bioconductor. I've always answered no to these prompts and haven't noticed any issues (but my use of R is fairly limited, so that may not be worth much). In any case, I don't see these prompts as much of an issue because I'd prefer to just use Guix for all R packages. Why not manage bioconductor packages with Guix as well? -- Kyle
