install.packages warning
Hear, hear; I've often had to reassure people about this warning. (The reason the scary "Warning message" words appear is because install.packages() uses the warning() function.) Is the warning really necessary?
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Wright, Kevin wrote:
I typically install packages from a local site:
install.packages("x:/tpm/tpm.zip",CRAN=NULL)
updating HTML package descriptions
Warning message:
argument `lib' is missing: using C:/PROGRA~1/R/RW1051/library in:
install.packages("x:/tpm/tpm.zip", CRAN = NULL)
The warning doesn't bother me, but I've had to help other people who see
"warning" and decide to panic.
May I suggest changing "Warning message" to something less scary, for
example "Note:".
Best,
Kevin Wright (apologies for the company signature)
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