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

[Agner Fog]

It is probably checking the version anyway. If a binary package is 
available for a later version, then it may say something like:

"The latest version of the binary package does not match your currently 
installed version of R. You may update R, or you may compile the package 
for the installed version of R, or you may use an older version of the 
package. Do you want to compile the package?"

- Agner


On 23/06/2024 14.48, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> 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
>