[R-SIG-Finance] bitbucket code

[Brian G. Peterson]

This question really belongs on R-help or a forum like Stack Overflow,
as it has nothing to do with finance.  I understand that this is
related to the thread on rmgarch, but it could have been asked in that
thread with more specificity.

On Wed, 2018-08-29 at 15:32 +0530, prof.amit.mittal using gmail.com wrote:
> I installed a local zip file a few days ago and the package was
> recently modified on bitbucket , with a stable zip version not yet
> available.
> 
> How many days does it usually take to get a stable zip version. 

That depends on when a new version is released to CRAN, or when a
version is created in an alternative repository such as DRAT.  It will
be completely dependent on the package.  For example, because of the
hassle of testing and releasing a large package to CRAN, I typically
release new versions of PerformanceAnalytics only about once a year. 
Others with smaller packages or more spare time to meet CRAN's ever-
changing standards or more automated testing release packages more
frequently.

> How can I `devtools` it from the bitbucket the fastest way? I have my
> own sourcetree and the author has created in cloud.

I think the answer to your question is in the devtools documentation:

https://www.rstudio.com/products/rpackages/devtools/

You'll also need Rtools on Windows, which I assume is relevant since
you mention a zip file.

After you have devtools and Rtools installed, you can use
install_bitbucket() to build and install from the repository (assumedly
rmgarch).

Regards,

Brian