gillian raab
2010-Dec-15 14:20 UTC
[R] Installing R help files (2.11 or later) when no internet access.
We work on a secure stand-alone server with no internet access, for security reasons. We are running Windows XP. SInce version 2.11 the R help files point straight to the internet. Is there any way we could have a local help that we could access on our server. Thanks in advance for any solutions Gillian Raab
Duncan Murdoch
2010-Dec-15 17:23 UTC
[R] Installing R help files (2.11 or later) when no internet access.
On 15/12/2010 9:20 AM, gillian raab wrote:> We work on a secure stand-alone server with no internet access, for > security reasons. We are running Windows XP. SInce version 2.11 the R > help files point straight to the internet. Is there any way we could > have a local help that we could access on our server.The help system is still local, it's not on the Internet. It uses a local server. If you're not allowed to do that, then you can build a static copy of the help files, but they'll still be HTML format. On Windows, you need to build R; instructions are in the Installation and Administration manual. You want the make variable BUILD_HTML changed to YES. Be aware that this will not generate all help pages correctly; some of them contain dynamic content. Duncan Murdoch> > Thanks in advance for any solutions > > Gillian Raab > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at 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.
peter dalgaard
2010-Dec-15 17:26 UTC
[R] Installing R help files (2.11 or later) when no internet access.
On Dec 15, 2010, at 15:20 , gillian raab wrote:> We work on a secure stand-alone server with no internet access, for security reasons. We are running Windows XP. SInce version 2.11 the R help files point straight to the internet. Is there any way we could have a local help that we could access on our server.Actually, they point straight to a webserver on your own machine. However, sufficiently strong security restriction can make that not function either. The most expedient workaround is, I believe, to set options(help_type="text").> Thanks in advance for any solutions > > Gillian Raab > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at 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.-- Peter Dalgaard Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com