[Rd] R-2.0.0/lib/R/bin/INSTALL (PR#7329)

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 mmokrejs at ribosome.natur.cuni.cz wrote:

>   the install script should make sure user has set R_HOME variable.

If you mean, R_HOME/bin/INSTALL, that is not an `install script'. It is
documented to be run as R CMD INSTALL, and R (a shell script) sets R_HOME.  
Please see, e.g. `An Introduction to R', ?INSTALL, the `R Installation and
Administration Manual'.  Or even look at the file, which says

usage="Usage: R CMD INSTALL [options] pkgs


> I don't have it as root, and get stupid messages. Anyway, should it be set
> to $blah/R-2.0.0/lib/R/ or $blah/R-2.0.0 ?
> Thanks for help

Please do as we ask and help us by

- reading the posting guide
- reading the relevant documentation
- reading the FAQ on BUGS

before submitting a report.  The second is likely to help you too.

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