On 23/01/2014 16:15, Mark Lyman wrote:> Can I build a version of R for Windows without some functionality like ftp
> and sockets? And without some of the recommended packages? It doesn't
look
> like this can be done from the Windows install file, but if it can that
> would nice to know too.
Installing the recommended packages is a documented step you can omit.
Not building the Internet support means modifying Makefiles, but it
would seem as easy to remove the internet[2].dll if you want to hobble
the feature.
OTOH, in 15 years no one has ever asked to build R without internet
support, on any platform.
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