Message-ID: <CABtg=KmuAwJcjsYdZ4HO=O3v+Mu_HqvRt+2L6E9YVmicFt2iyA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2017-09-04T14:37:24Z
From: Gábor Csárdi
Subject: [R-pkg-devel] installing packages from github
In-Reply-To: <DB5PR0401MB17816D3952BE3F5899DEF271D5910@DB5PR0401MB1781.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Disclaimer: I built install-github.me. More below.
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Berry Boessenkool
<berryboessenkool at hotmail.com> wrote:
[...]
> I had never seen this before (probably just missed it) and install-github.me only shows "coming soon".
>
> So I wonder:
>
> - is this safe to use and platform compatible?
I am not sure what you mean by safe. It is just the collated R files
of https://github.com/r-lib/remotes, you can also read the code if you
are concerned: https://install-github.me/MangoTheCat/goodpractice
It should work on all platforms, please report bugs if it fails for you.
> - why isn't it more common?
I can't fully answer that, but at least partly because I am not
promoting it, and the r-lib team is not promoting it, either.
I believe that this is because we don't have consensus on whether it
is a good idea to teach people to source "random" code from the web.
> - are there yet better alternatives?
Better in what way?
> - do I miss something obvious?
I don't think so. :)
Best,
Gabor
> Thanks ahead for thoughts and opinions,
>
> Berry
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