R devel - Mar 2008 - installing R packages from command line in Windows

Hi,

 I would like to create an installer using NSIS (
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page) that installs R and some packages,

 I was expecting to use Rcmd.exe INSTALL package_name.zip, but it seems it
is more complicated than that,

 I know I can try and build the source and create the installer myself, but
I think this could be quicker, I can get some help

 any hint? anybody tried the same approach?

 thank you very much,

Alberto

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On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Alberto Labarga wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to create an installer using NSIS (
> http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page) that installs R and some packages,
>
> I was expecting to use Rcmd.exe INSTALL package_name.zip, but it seems it
> is more complicated than that,
Hmm, INSTALL is clearly documented to install source packages.
Try Rcmd INSTALL --help, for example.

It's actually simpler: you just unzip the binary package in the library 
directory and (optionally) then run link.html.help() to update 
packages.html etc.
> I know I can try and build the source and create the installer myself, but
> I think this could be quicker, I can get some help
>
> any hint? anybody tried the same approach?
We document how to make a custom installer with Inno Setup, so why not 
use the documented approach?
>
> thank you very much,
>
> Alberto
>
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