If this _is_ Windows, the question is discussed in detail in the rw-FAQ. That document also discusses how to install packages into a site or personal library which can make upgrading easier.
Another consideration not told to us was whether one wants to keep around a working copy of the older version. My dept does so (so students can use a consistent version when preparing their theses, for example), and that affects the choice of strategy. On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Stefan Grosse wrote: > On Thursday 13 March 2008 06:05:15 pm Galkowski, Jan wrote: > GJ> (1) How do people manage an upgrade, from 2.6.1, say, to 2.6.2? 2.6.2 > GJ> will create its own subdirectory, obliging a copy of library contents to > GJ> the new spot. The documents are easier. > > You forgot to enlighten us about your system. From what you are telling I > would guess its Windows (XP?). On my windows machine I install R in the very > same directory of the old R. So you could create programs/R and there install > your R but of course you must then alternate the suggested directory during > the installation. > > GJ> > GJ> (2) The problem with simply copying library contents is a fear of upward > GJ> incompatibilities. Am I worrying for naught here? Are packages upward > GJ> compatible but possibly not downwardly so? > > There is no problem within minor releases like 2.6.1 -> 2.6.2 but on > greater "jumps" update.packages offers the option checkbuilt which if set > TRUE updates the packages to their next built. So if 2.7.0 is released and > you install that are over your old you should enable this option. > > > GJ> (3) What about changing shortcuts, places for .Rprofile and the like? > GJ> Do people have scripts that do all these things at once? > > See above > > GJ> > GJ> It would be nice to have a single control file where R binaries and > GJ> libraries and the like could be specified. That way, all that would > GJ> need to be done is edit one file with an uptick on a point release > GJ> number, say, and things would be fine. > > I don't think this is necessary. > > Cheers > Stefan > > > > -- > Microeconomics > University of Erfurt > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
