R help - Aug 2010 - Package repository on Linux machine and upgrading R

Dear list,

I remember running into a thread on this topic in one of the R mailing
lists before but I can't seem to find it now.  Basically, I remember a
discussion on how one can set up where R packages can be installed so
that when we upgrade the R version on the machine, the packages are
still accessible.  One can back up this package location as well and
bring it to a new computer.  I remember Dirk Edd being one of the
discussants.

Can someone point me to this discussion?  Thanks.
-- Vinh

Dear list,

I remember running into a thread on this topic in one of the R mailing
lists before but I can't seem to find it now. ?Basically, I remember a
discussion on how one can set up where R packages can be installed so
that when we upgrade the R version on the machine, the packages are
still accessible. ?One can back up this package location as well and
bring it to a new computer. ?I remember Dirk Edd being one of the
discussants.

Can someone point me to this discussion? ?Thanks.

--
Vinh Nguyen
Department of Statistics
Donald Bren School of ICS
2231 Bren Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92607
vqnguyen at uci.edu | http://www.ics.uci.edu/~vqnguyen/
Schedule a meeting: http://tungle.me/VinhNguyen