Install a portable R distribution — install_r • shinyelectron

Downloads and caches a portable R build. Follows the same pattern as install_nodejs().

Usage

install_r(
  version = NULL,
  platform = NULL,
  arch = NULL,
  force = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

version: Character string. R version to install. If NULL, installs latest.
platform: Character string. Target platform.
arch: Character string. Target architecture.
force: Logical. Whether to reinstall if already cached.
verbose: Logical. Whether to show progress.

Value

Character string. Path to the installed R directory.

See also

install_python(), install_nodejs() for other runtime installers; r_executable() to find the installed Rscript path.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Install latest R release
install_r()

# Install specific version for a target platform
install_r(version = "4.4.0", platform = "win", arch = "x64")
} # }