It is probably checking the version anyway. If a binary package is
available for a later version, then it may say something like:
"The latest version of the binary package does not match your currently
installed version of R. You may update R, or you may compile the package
for the installed version of R, or you may use an older version of the
package. Do you want to compile the package?"
- Agner
On 23/06/2024 14.48, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
On 2024-06-23 8:01 a.m., Agner Fog wrote:
Also, I think the system should recommend to the user to update RStudio
when a package is not available for the installed version. The current
message does not tell the cause of the problem. It just says:
Do you want to install from sources the package which needs
compilation?
Updating RStudio wouldn't help, that needs an R update, but it seems
like a possibly useful suggestion. What would be your suggested
wording? Should it depend on R trying to figure out if the current
version is old?
Duncan Murdoch
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