R: Download and install binary packages

install.binaries {utils}

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Download and install binary packages

Description

Installs precompiled binary packages from a repository using the format of CRAN or Bioconductor.

Usage

install.binaries(pkgs, lib, CRAN = getOption("CRAN"), contriburl = contrib.url(CRAN, type = "mac.binary"), method, available = NULL, destdir = NULL, installWithVers = FALSE)

Arguments

`pkgs`	names of packages to install
`lib`	where to install them
`CRAN`	URL for root of repository (may be `file://` URL)
`contriburl`	URL of repository package directory
`method`	see `download.file`
`available`	list of packages available in the repository (optional,to save bandwidth)
`destdir`	Directory for downloaded files
`installWithVers`	Install with versioning information

Value

The function is called for its side-effect of installing packages.

Examples