[R] Building R: use the current version! {was " Running R"}

[Martin Maechler]

I'm not really answering your question, but if you install from
the sources -- always a useful experience in finding out if your
computer is well equipped with software -- 
*PLEASE* use the latest aka "current" version of R.
Currently, that's 2.3.1 and not 2.3.0.

A very reasonable alternative is also to work with R-patched
(i.e. 'R 2.3.1 patched' at the moment), since we (aim to) ensure
that R-patched only contains simple well tested bug fixes in
addition to the respective released version.

(Contrary to "R-devel" which always contains the current R
 development version with all potential new features and which
 is hence also designated 'unstable'.)

Martin Maechler, 
ETH Zurich (and R-core)


>>>>> "Pramod" == Pramod Anugu <pramod.r.anugu at jsums.edu>
>>>>>     on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:18:10 -0500 writes:

    Pramod> [root at genetics R-2.3.0]# ./configure

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    Pramod> 1. tar -zxvf R-2.3.0.tar.gz
    Pramod> 2. changed the directory to the newly created directory R-2.3.0

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