search for: available_packages_filt

I only recently discovered options("available_packages_filters" = list(add = TRUE, "license/FOSS")) [cf. help("available.packages", package="utils") in R 2.10.0 or later] which goes nicely with my options("checkPackageLicense" = TRUE) [new in R 2.11]. But now I want to purge my library of packages I would not...

...earching how available.packages and install.packages filter packages from repositories with additional fields in their PACKAGES file. Currently there are some default filters, but users (and R admins) can set up their own filters by passing a list to the fields argument or adding them to the "available_packages_filters" option. But if the fields used by the filters are not read by default, then users must manually add the required fields to each call to available.packages. This makes it difficult to use new fields and to control what is installed in highly regulated systems which want to use more fields...

...ckages and > install.packages filter packages from repositories with additional fields > in their PACKAGES file. > Currently there are some default filters, but users (and R admins) can set > up their own filters by passing a list to the fields argument or adding > them to the "available_packages_filters" option. > But if the fields used by the filters are not read by default, then users > must manually add the required fields to each call to available.packages. > This makes it difficult to use new fields and to control what is installed > in highly regulated systems which want...

...ges filter packages from repositories with additional fields > > in their PACKAGES file. > > > Currently there are some default filters, but users (and R admins) can > set > > up their own filters by passing a list to the fields argument or adding > > them to the "available_packages_filters" option. > > But if the fields used by the filters are not read by default, then users > > must manually add the required fields to each call to available.packages. > > > This makes it difficult to use new fields and to control what is > installed > > in highly...