On 2013-01-24 17:38, Emmanuel Charpentier wrote: > Since a couple of versions ago, the package installation mechanism in R > has changed, and some packages are no longer installable. Case in point > : rjags, which needs code, whose installation fro CRAN packages will > fail due to different "lazy loading" management. > > Reading the SPKG file of the standard spkg for R makes me think that > installing a newer R version could be as simple as creating a newer > branch, installing the newer R source in that branch and recompiling. Is > that correct ? > > I tried to search relevant trac tickets, but this is not easy : "R" is > not a good target for trac searching... > > More general note : tghe R "community" is somewhat adamantine about > running an up-to-date R : perusing the r-help mailing list, one can > often see questions on older R version, almost always getting the > standard answer "upgrade to <current version> R." having at least an > *optional* r-latest spkg might be useful... > > Any advice ? Go for it! Create a Trac ticket and post a new spkg.
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