Package Sources
Packages can be installed from a number of locations. The {updateme} package seeks to examine the original source of a package for newer versions at load-time:
E.g. if you installed a package from CRAN using
install.packages(), CRAN will be checked for newer versions (usingavailable.packages())E.g. if you installed a package from GitHub using
pak::pak(), GitHub will be checked for newer versions
It may be that, say, after installing a package from CRAN, you want to {updateme} to check GitHub for possible updates. This is configurable…. ………
Source detection mechanisms
| Package source | Source detection mechanism | New version detection mechanism | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAN |
DESCRIPTION field Repository
|
available.packages() |
|
| GitHub | It is assumed that GitHub packages are installed using either {pak} or {remotes}. Other methods of installation may not work properly with {updateme} | ||
| Source | Method | Field: Repository | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAN | install.packages() | CRAN | ||
| pak::pak() | ||||
| BiocManager::install() | ||||
| CRAN-like (e.g. r-universe) | install.packages() | |||
| pak::pak() | ||||
| BiocManager::install() | ||||
| GitHub | pak::pak() | |||
| remotes::install_github() | ||||
| GitLab | pak::pak() | |||
| remotes::install_gitlab() | ||||
| Git (any) | pak::pak() | |||
| remotes::install_git() | ||||
| Bioc | pak::pak() | |||
| BiocManager::install() | ||||
| Local (?) | devtools::install() |
CRAN / install.packages()
Repository: CRAN
Date/Publication: 2023-09-27 09:20:06 UTC
Built: R 4.3.1; aarch64-apple-darwin20; 2023-09-27 11:18:47 UTC; unix
Archs: lubridate.so.dSYMCRAN / pak::pak()
Repository: CRAN
Date/Publication: 2023-09-27 09:20:06 UTC
Built: R 4.3.1; aarch64-apple-darwin20; 2023-09-27 11:18:47 UTC; unix
Archs: lubridate.so.dSYM
RemoteType: standard
RemotePkgRef: lubridate
RemoteRef: lubridate
RemoteRepos: https://cran.rstudio.com/
RemotePkgPlatform: aarch64-apple-darwin20
RemoteSha: 1.9.3