[Rd] new.packages() problem (PR#8185)

blindglobe@gmail.com blindglobe at gmail.com
Fri Oct 7 14:48:01 CEST 2005


Full_Name: AJ Rossini
Version: 2.2.0
OS: Unix
Submission from: (NULL) (160.62.4.10)


new.packages() reports on packages which are installed as well as not installed,
for packages installed using install.packages() and the argument
installWithVers=TRUE

This contrasts with reporting only on uninstalled packages (correct behavior)
for packages installed using install.packages() and the argument
installWithVers=FALSE.

i.e. 

install.packages(new.packages(),installWithVers=TRUE)   run again and again will
keep installing the same packages.

install.packages(new.packages())  run again and again will only install the
packages once.



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