Re: [Rd] suggested addition to 'install.packages' help file

2014-02-09 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On 06/02/2014 18:25, Patrick Burns wrote: I suggest that there be an additional sentence in the explanation for the 'repos' argument in the help file for 'install.packages': If the repository is on a local drive, then the string should begin with \code{file:}, e.g., \code{"file:J:/Rrepos"}. Pe

[Rd] suggested addition to 'install.packages' help file

2014-02-06 Thread Patrick Burns
I suggest that there be an additional sentence in the explanation for the 'repos' argument in the help file for 'install.packages': If the repository is on a local drive, then the string should begin with \code{file:}, e.g., \code{"file:J:/Rrepos"}. Perhaps I'm missing some subtlety, but it mak