[R-SIG-Finance] bitbucket code

[Brian G. Peterson]

> Thanks Brian, I did repost the query per suggestion but left in here
> for other users of `rmgarch` , `PerformanceAnalytics` and `GAS`
> 
> If RTOOLS is not updated how do we use new source from bit/git and
> others
> 

You need the right version of Rtools for your version of R.  

https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/

You only need to update Rtools when you update R, for the most part.

The devtools install_* functions will download and build the latest
code from the default branch of whatver repository you point them at,
or a specific branch if that is what you need e.g. to test a proposed
patch.

Regards,

Brian


> On Wed 29 Aug, 2018, 21:34 Brian G. Peterson, <brian using braverock.com>
> wrote:
> > 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
> 
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On Wed, 2018-08-29 at 21:56 +0530, Amit Mittal wrote: