[R] generating cran package list matching R minor version

[David Winsemius]

> On Aug 9, 2017, at 5:38 AM, Christian Meesters <meesters at uni-mainz.de> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> It is a common problem to update R for distributors. My challenge is to maintain R module files for a cluster, using easybuild.
> 
> My question is: Is there a way to derive a list of cran packages and their version for a given version of R?

I'm wondering whether this is a well-defined question. The could have been several versions of a package released over the course of any given interval during which any one version (major or minor variants) of R might have been "current". You should ascertain the dimensions of the problem by first viewing three webpages:

1) https://cran.r-project.org/src/base/     # versions of R (source)
2) https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_summary_by_package.html  #(current packages by fork of R)
3) https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive   # Package Archive
> 
> In case addressing the R-help list is addressing wrong list, any pointer is appreciated.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Christian Meesters
> 

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David Winsemius
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