I'm not sure if you're already aware of RSwitch (available at http://r.research.att.com/), but it seems like it might be useful for what you're trying to do.
Cheers, Martin On 11 October 2011 11:24, Marius Hofert <marius.hof...@math.ethz.ch> wrote: > Hi, > > I have multiple R versions installed and would like to switch between them > via setting the symblic link "Current". To make this a bit more convenient, I > defined two "aliases" in .bashrc: > > alias R2.13='d=/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions; rm $d/Current; ln -s > $d/2.13 $d/Current' > alias R2.14='d=/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions; rm $d/Current; ln -s > $d/2.14 $d/Current' > > On executing R2.13 in the terminal, I get: > rm: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/Current: Permission denied > ln: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/Current/2.13: Permission denied > > If I chown Current, I still get: > rm: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/Current: Permission denied > > I (bad) solution is to put in "sudo" in the alias... > > How is it done correctly? > > Cheers, > > Marius > > PS: I also posted it for future reference, I've only found the idea of using > ln -s on the help pages/FAQ, but not how to get around the permission issue. > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
