Matthias, CRAN R and all packages rely on absolute paths to the framework - that's why we don't allow any other location. However, the is nothing preventing you from moving it elsewhere and using a symlink. So your best bet is to install it and then move /Library/Frameworks/R.framework anywhere you want and create a symlink from there to the new location. If you don't even have enough space for a temporary install, you can use the tar balls provided at http://mac.r-project.org/ and unpack them on your secondary volume and create symlinks yourself. In that case, you will likely also want to create a symlink from /usr/local/bin/R to Resources/bin/R inside the framework - this is normally done by the installer script. FWIW, you can see the full postinstall script which is run by the installer here: https://svn.r-project.org/R-dev-web/trunk/QA/Simon/R-build/packaging/leopard/scripts/postflight
In theory, you can also just symlink /Library/Frameworks and then install - I have not tested that but it should also work. Cheers, Simon > On Jan 29, 2020, at 9:31 PM, Matthias Krawutschke > <krawutsc...@uni-potsdam.de> wrote: > > Patrick, > > thank you so much for your help /answer. > > But the “official” R on this WebSite doesn´t allow to install the software on > an other Volume (I wrote that in my first eMail). > > > > YES, 256 GB is a lot for a MAC, but if you have less than 50% free of your > harddisk, the system goes slow, because it is a SSD – HardDrive……… > > So it is better to install the software on an other HardDisk /Volume….. and > it is faster 😊 > > > > HomeBrew is nice, that´s right, but I don´t want to install that. > > > > Herzlichst grüßt Sie das HPC - Team > > > > > > > > Matthias Krawutschke > > > > Universität Potsdam > ZIM - Zentrum für Informationstechnologie und Medienmanagement > Team High-Performance-Computing > > Campus Am Neuen Palais: Am Neuen Palais 10 | 14469 Potsdam > Tel: +49 331 977-4444, Fax: +49 331 977-1750 > > > > Internet: <http://www.uni-potsdam.de/zim> http://www.uni-potsdam.de/zim > > > > Von: Patrick Schratz <patrick.schr...@gmail.com> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 29. Januar 2020 06:59 > An: Matthias Krawutschke <krawutsc...@uni-potsdam.de> > Cc: e...@lisse.na; Byron Ellis <byron.el...@gmail.com>; > R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > Betreff: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Using R on MacOS Catalina..... > > > > Why not use the official installer and adjust the installation path? > > > > https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/ > > > > Also allows multiple versions being installed, all from the CLI (but I guess > guess it's a normal desktop machine and you can just use the gui installer). > > > > 256GB is a normal size for a disk, don't see the problem. 90% of all macs > probably don't have more. > > > > Homebrew R differs slightly from the official R installer and might cause > problems in some cases. > > > > Matthias Krawutschke <krawutsc...@uni-potsdam.de > <mailto:krawutsc...@uni-potsdam.de> > schrieb am Di., 28. Jan. 2020, 20:15: > > Thank you so much for you assistance. > > My problem is not solved, because I must install R, etc. on a different > Volume like SYS-Volume & I can´t find this option under "homebrew"..... > > > Best regards from Berlin, Germany > Herzlichst grüßt Sie das HPC - Team > > > > Matthias Krawutschke > > Universität Potsdam > ZIM - Zentrum für Informationstechnologie und Medienmanagement > Team High-Performance-Computing > Campus Am Neuen Palais: Am Neuen Palais 10 | 14469 Potsdam > Tel: +49 331 977-4444, Fax: +49 331 977-1750 > > Internet: http://www.uni-potsdam.de/zim > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Dr Eberhard W Lisse <e...@lisse.na <mailto:e...@lisse.na> > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Januar 2020 11:09 > An: Byron Ellis <byron.el...@gmail.com <mailto:byron.el...@gmail.com> >; > Matthias Krawutschke <krawutsc...@uni-potsdam.de > <mailto:krawutsc...@uni-potsdam.de> > > Cc: e...@lisse.na <mailto:e...@lisse.na> ; R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > <mailto:R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org> > Betreff: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Using R on MacOS Catalina..... > > For me it usually had to resort to the latter when there were connectivity > issues (more common in Namibia than in Potsdam :-)-O). > > And maybe once or twice when I wanted to try something special. > > It also has a 'cask' option with which it installs apps so I do > > brew install r > brew cask install rstudio > > > All in all rock solid. > > el > > On 28/01/2020 11:43, Byron Ellis wrote: >> Homebrew is Linux-style packaging for OS X. Think of it as an >> equivalent to apt-get—either it will retrieve a binary or it will >> attempt to build one. >> > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org <mailto:R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
