[R] R on portable drives

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 05/04/2013 13:20, PIKAL Petr wrote:
> Hi
>
> You can simply copy intalled files to USB stick.

On only one OS, and none was stated.  For Windows, see 
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Can-I-run-R-from-a-CD-or-USB-drive_003f 
.

On all other OSes, the R script contains an absolute path which needs 
editing.  Similarly, R.app contains an absolute path to the R framework.


>
> Regards
> Petr
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
>> project.org] On Behalf Of Bhupendrasinh Thakre
>> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 2:18 PM
>> To: r-help at r-project.org
>> Subject: [R] R on portable drives
>>
>> Hi Team,
>>
>> Does anyone knows about using R through pen drive or any other portable
>> drive.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bhupendrasinh
>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>
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