Thanks Uwe. Too bad there is no system option I can set one time, that will always take precedence.
Frank Uwe Ligges-3 wrote: > > install.packages(...., lib='/usr/local/lib/R/site-library') > > otherwise you have to ensure that this library is the first one in > .libPaths() and watch out that it is not changed by any of the many > mechanisms that allow for adding libraries to the search path. > > Uwe > > > On 09.03.2011 00:53, Frank Harrell wrote: >> Using R on Linux I want to force downloaded packages to go into >> /usr/local/lib/R/site-library. I have an .Rprofile file in my home >> directory containing the following: >> >> options(help_type='html', browser='chromium-browser', >> repos='http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/R/CRAN', >> lib='/usr/local/lib/R/site-library') >> >> But sometimes install.packages (with R run as superuser using sudo) will >> create a directory called x86... under ~/R and put installed packages >> there. >> How do I force the system to always use /usr/local/lib/...? >> >> Thanks >> Frank >> >> >> ----- >> Frank Harrell >> Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/How-to-enforce-location-of-installation-of-downloaded-packages-tp3342495p3342495.html >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ----- Frank Harrell Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/How-to-enforce-location-of-installation-of-downloaded-packages-tp3342495p3344813.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
