mkdir "A&"
R
# install.packages("pkgKitten")
pkgKitten::kitten("aPackage", "A&")
q()
R CMD INSTALL "A&"gives Warning invalid package A (not the absence of the ampersand) I'm reasonably certain this is a bug - I don't think ampersands should require any additional escaping when already double quoted. Note that R CMD INSTALL "A^&" does work Hadley -- http://had.co.nz/ ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
