[R-SIG-Mac] R Switch - "incomplete installation"

[Simon Urbanek]

On Nov 15, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Garth Howell wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to switch between R 2.14.0 (from CRAN) and R-devel (from
> http://r.research.att.com).
> 
> I am using the R Switch application.
> 
> First I completely removed R, by moving R.app to the trash and doing this:
> 
> rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/R.Framework
> 
> Then I installed R 2.14.0 and then R-devel (using the installer each time).
> 
> I started the R Switch application and it shows me:
> 
> 2.14  <incomplete installation>
> 2.15  2.15.0
> 
> If I click on 2.15, it works, I can open a terminal window, type R,
> and get R-devel.
> If I click on 2.14, I open a terminal window and type R and get this:
> 
> -bash: R: command not found
> 

Yep, because you only have R-devel installed since you performed an update. If that's not what you intended, please read what the Installer has to say when you are installing R.


> If I install R devel first, the situation is reversed.
> 
> This is on Mac OS X 10.5.8.
> 
> Also, what does the R Switch app do, besides change the 'Current'
> symlink at /Library/Frameworks/R.Frameworks/Version?
> 

Nothing.

Cheers,
Simon


> I'd like to be able to switch between R versions on a Mac where I
> don't have desktop access so can't use the R Switch app.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Garth Howell
> 
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