R devel - Sep 2005 - Does the "installWithVers=TRUE" setting for the install.packages/update.packages flag updates?

It might be my settings or improper use -- but if I use the
"installWithVers=TRUE" flag for update.packages(), I don't seem to
get
updates;
and if I use "install.packages(new.packages(),installWithVers=TRUE)",
it seems to (re-)install identical versions of what I have.

(this is with Rdevel from subversion from yesterday)

best,
-tony

blindglobe at gmail.com
Muttenz, Switzerland.
"Commit early,commit often, and commit in a repository from which we can
easily
roll-back your mistakes" (AJR, 4Jan05).

On 29 Sep 2005, blindglobe at gmail.com wrote:
> It might be my settings or improper use -- but if I use the
> "installWithVers=TRUE" flag for update.packages(), I don't
seem to
> get updates; and if I use
> "install.packages(new.packages(),installWithVers=TRUE)", it seems
to
> (re-)install identical versions of what I have.
>
> (this is with Rdevel from subversion from yesterday)
For the install.packages part, I'm pretty certain that
install.packages is never smart enough not to reinstall already
installed packages at the same version.  That could be a bandwidth
saving enhacement :-)

No experience with the installWithVers arg. 

Best,

+ seth