[R] Installing different versions of R simultaneously on Linux

[Rainer M Krug]

Hi

I want to install some versions of R simultaneously from source on a
computer (running Linux). Some programs have an option to specify a
suffix for the executable (eg R would become R-2.7.2 when the suffix
is specified as "-2.7.2"). I did not find this option for R - did I
overlook it?

If it is not, how is it possible to have several versions of R on one
computer, or is the only way to compile them and then call R in the
directory of the version where it was compiled (~/R-2.7.2/bin/R)?

If this is the case, would it be possible to add this o[ptiuon to
specify the suffix for the executables?

Thanks

Rainer


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