dependencies = NA is only identical to dependencies = FALSE if .libPaths() has multiple components. If it has a single component then its the same as dependencies = c("Depends", "Imports"). Read the dependencies= entry on the ?install.packages page. Also read ?.libPaths
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Brian Lunergan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Evening again folks: > > Bear with me while crow is consumed. I had asserted that 2.7.2 had dep = NA > while prior installations had it turned on. Incorrect on my part. Dumped > that version and stepped back two iterations to 2.7.0. Tried it with that > one and the setting is indeed off for installing by menu. My apologies for > the lack of information in my original post and for what has clearly turned > out to be a misconception on my part. > > My question now... Is there a modification I can make to turn dep back on > when using the menu without recompiling, or is install.packages() the only > way to install and have the program chase the needed dependencies for a > package? > > BTW, here is a more detailed look at the current run with 2.7.0. > > R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22) > i386-pc-mingw32 > > locale: > LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 > > attached base packages: > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > [1] tools_2.7.0 > > OS is Windows XP SP2 > > Chose Ontario, Canada using Packages>Set CRAN mirror > > Chose ctv using Packages>Install package(s). ctv was all that was pulled in. > > Retried using install.packages("ctv", dep = TRUE) at the prompt and pulled > in XML and ctv. > > -- > > Brian Lunergan > Nepean, Ontario > Canada > > > --- > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@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. > ______________________________________________ R-help@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.