R GUI with different version of R
On 16/02/2010, at 12:59 AM, Simon Urbanek wrote:
No -- see FAQ 12.15: "The advanatage of this setup is that it is possible to install multiple R versions in parallel and they all will be fully functional as long as the Current symbolic link points to the currently used version." Note the last part of the sentence.
The meaning of this was not clear to me. Indeed they will not be fully functional: only one will work with R GUI.
Is it possible to use a current R gui with older frameworks?
No, the GUI embeds R so a given binary works only with a very specific version of R. You can *compile* the GUI for any R version but the binary will be tied to a specific R version.
That is very clear and perhaps it should be in the FAQ. Thanks Bill