[R-SIG-Finance] bitbucket code

[Amit Mittal]

But devtools::install_bit.. keeps throwing the same error and exits
install. Sorry, but suggested link did not close issue

On Wed 29 Aug, 2018, 22:18 Brian G. Peterson, <brian using braverock.com> wrote:

> > 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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