Since you do not use R.app I think you would be better off not to use
the Framework with the Current
soft link, install different R's in /usr/local or similar, use
appropriate prefixes in configure, and (minimally)
hack the startup scripts. Updating packages from source, or R's from
svn, will not be a problem then.
Since it's the same machine throughout, you don't need universal
builds either.
On Aug 27, 2009, at 11:13 , Bill Knebel wrote:
We run R in a multiuser environment (Mac OSx Leopard Server
utilizing R+ESS over an ssh connection) that requires us to keep
multiple versions of R (R-2.7.2 and higher) available on the same
machine. I have successfully installed multiple R versions using
the binaries for Mac OSX and deleting the relevant Receipt before
installing the newer version of R. My problem occurs when allowing
individuals to run different versions of R. I would like to be able
to allow users to run any verison that is currently installed. The
Rswitch gui works nicely if I want to make a global switch (for all
individuals) from one version of R to another. The Mac OSx FAQ
recommends not to hardcode the shell scripts to start R to a
specific version (FAQ 12.15). Am I better off building R from source
for each version we need and bypassing the Frameworks approach for R
used by the binaries or is the a "safe" approach to use the binaries
and utilize hardcoded shell scripts to point to a given version of
R? (I have created some shell scripts (hacked from those provided)
that allows me to start either R-2.6.1 or R-2.7.2 but the Mac OSX R
FAQ recommends against this approach.) If there is somewhere else I
should be reading, I would appreciate a pointer and I would be happy
to review.
Thanks for any help.
Bill
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