[R-pkg-devel] Windows binary package not at mirrors

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 2024-06-23 8:01 a.m., Agner Fog wrote:
> Also, I think the system should recommend to the user to update RStudio
> when a package is not available for the installed version. The current
> message does not tell the cause of the problem. It just says:
> 
>> Do you want to install from sources the package which needs compilation?

Updating RStudio wouldn't help, that needs an R update, but it seems 
like a possibly useful suggestion.  What would be your suggested 
wording?  Should it depend on R trying to figure out if the current 
version is old?

Duncan Murdoch