From dda6acba471b6a23ea54734bb7e83b3b3e86f27b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Ranke Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:13:06 +0100 Subject: Recommend upgrading packages before installation This is recommended in the help file for install.packages. As package versions are not checked by install.packages upgrading to the latest published versions is the official method to make sure that versioned dependencies are met in the installation process. --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 36183b1..7b6a14d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -39,8 +39,18 @@ respective ### Installing gmkin and gWidgetsWWW2 Windows and Linux users running R 3.1.0 or later can make use of the -package repository on R-Forge. For installing or upgrading to the latest released -version, please start R and paste the command +package repository on R-Forge. Before installing gmkin, you should update +your R packages already installed, e.g. by starting R, and pasting the +command + +```s +update.packages() +``` + +or similar, depending on your R installation. + +For installing gmkin or upgrading to the latest released version, please +use the command ```s install.packages("gmkin", repos = c("http://r-forge.r-project.org", getOption("repos"))) -- cgit v1.2.1