[R] R package dependencies

Gabor Grothendieck ggrothendieck at gmail.com
Wed Jan 13 23:09:53 CET 2010


See the dep function defined here:
http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/e6/help/09/03/7159.html

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Colin Millar <C.Millar at marlab.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> My question relates to getting information about R packages.  In particular i would like to be able to find from within R:
>  what are a packages dependencies
>  what are a packages reverse dependencies
>  does a package contain a dll
>
> The reason i ask is:
>
> The organisation that i work for is introducing a secure intranet operating on windows PCs and laptops, and this requires that all software / executables / dlls are validated before they are combined to produce a generic PC build.
>
> I would like to maximise the packages available to our staff and so for the packages that we have listed as buisness needs, i would like to include all reverse dependencies of this collection that do not have dlls.
>
> I hope this makes sense (the question not the reason).
>
> Kind regards,
> Colin.
>
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