On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:08:12 -0500, Dave Nebinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's the best way to install R? > > That depends upon your needs. > > For a simple usage scenario, emerge is the best as it will become part of > your world file and will be updated automatically as new releases are put > out. > > For a custom usage (i.e. you need to use special options for the configure > script or you really don't want portage to manage the package or you're > using a package that has not been put into portage yet), the standard > tgz/configure/make install cycle works. > You could also copy the current R ebuild in an overlay. Edit it to your needs if you need custom configure options and let portage take care of the rests for installing, dep resolution and uninstalling. <snip>
Cheers ! Jean-Francois -- [email protected] mailing list
