> Is there a way to convert a Windows source package so it can be installed on
> a Mac?
The .zip format yo mention is not a source package; it is a compiled binary.
The _source_ packages are .tar.gz files. Those do not need to be converted for
different platforms (provided the package supports different platforms) because
R can install from the tar.gz.
If a .zip exists, though, the .tar.gz should too, or if it doesn't (typically
because the developer is a local Windows developer and hasn't bothered to
create a tar.gz they don't need) the tar.gz can be created more or less
trivially using R CMD from the package source code.
The documentation you're looking for on installation is 6.3 of 'R Installation
and Administration. For building packages locally from your own R source code,
look at 'Writing R Extensions'
S Ellison
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