install_remote {remotes} | R Documentation |
This:
downloads source bundle
decompresses & checks that it's a package
adds metadata to DESCRIPTION
calls install
install_remote(
remote,
dependencies,
upgrade,
force,
quiet,
build,
build_opts,
build_manual,
build_vignettes,
repos,
type,
...
)
add_metadata(pkg_path, meta)
remote_download(x, quiet = FALSE)
remote_metadata(x, bundle = NULL, source = NULL, sha = NULL)
remote_package_name(remote, ...)
remote_sha(remote, ...)
dependencies |
Which dependencies do you want to check? Can be a character vector (selecting from "Depends", "Imports", "LinkingTo", "Suggests", or "Enhances"), or a logical vector.
The value "soft" means the same as You can also specify dependencies from one or more additional fields, common ones include:
|
upgrade |
Should package dependencies be upgraded? One of "default", "ask", "always", or "never". "default"
respects the value of the |
force |
Force installation, even if the remote state has not changed since the previous install. |
quiet |
If |
build |
If |
build_opts |
Options to pass to |
build_manual |
If |
build_vignettes |
If |
repos |
A character vector giving repositories to use. |
type |
Type of package to |
... |
Other arguments passed on to |
It uses the additional S3 generic functions to work. Writing methods for these functions would allow 3rd party packages to define custom remotes.