[R] Installing Packages

[Jeff Newmiller]

Because pre-compiled (binary) versions of packages are getting built slower than the introduction of new versions of the packages are getting approved.

On March 11, 2020 7:46:22 AM PDT, Jeff Reichman <reichmanj using sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>R-Help
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>Recently I've started receiving the following message when updating
>packages
>- "Do you want to install from sources the packages which need
>compilation."
>I generally click "Yes," but what is this asking me. That is it appears
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>be re-compiling certain packages? Why?
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>RStudio version: 1.2.5033
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>R version: 3.6.3
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>Sincerely
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>Jeff Reichman
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