batchfiles, available on CRAN at http://cran.r-project.org/contrib/extra/batchfiles/ consists of a set of Windows XP batch files (they may run on NT/2000 too but that has not been tested) which facilitate: 1. starting R, automatically locating it in the registry each time they are run, so that when a new version of R is installed its not necessary to update them all - Rcmd.bat, Rgui.bat, R.bat 2. copying configuration files to new versions of R when R is updated and optionally updating MiKTeX to be consistent with a new R version. After a one-time configuration just run the batch file after each new download and install of R - Rrefresh.bat 3. use of .Rbuildignore when checking and installing R packages automatically running a build first and then 'Rcmd CHECK' or 'Rcmd INSTALL' in one step. Also sets R_LIBS to .../R/library if R_LIBS has not already been set. - makepkgs.bat 4. locating various R tools that are used in building R packages on your system by querying the registry. - Rfind.bat Comments welcome. Gabor Grothendieck _______________________________________________ R-packages mailing list R-packages at stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-packages