How do I install an R package from source?
If you have the file locally, then use install.packages() and set the repos=NULL:
install.packages(path_to_file, repos = NULL, type="source")Where path_to_file would represent the full path and file name:
- On Windows it will look something like this:
"C:\\RJSONIO_0.2-3.tar.gz". - On UNIX it will look like this:
"/home/blah/RJSONIO_0.2-3.tar.gz".
Download the source package, open Terminal.app, navigate to the directory where you currently have the file, and then execute:
R CMD INSTALL RJSONIO_0.2-3.tar.gzDo note that this will only succeed when either: a) the package does not need compilation or b) the needed system tools for compilation are present. See: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/tools/
You can install directly from the repository (note the type="source"):
install.packages("RJSONIO", repos = "http://www.omegahat.org/R", type="source")