requireGitHub_package: require a package from GitHub

In tdhock/requireGitHub: Record GitHub Package Versions

require a package from GitHub

Description

require a specific version of a package from GitHub, installing it if necessary.

Usage

requireGitHub_package(username, path, sha1, pkg.name)

Arguments

username	github username, e.g. "aldro61"
path	repo name and path to R pkg, e.g. "mmit/Rpackage"
sha1	hash
pkg.name	the package name that you give to library ("mmit" in the example above).

Details

This function can be used for packages which are not in the root directory of a GitHub repo, or for packages which do not have the same name as the GitHub repo.

Value

was the package installed? TRUE or FALSE

Author(s)

Toby Dylan Hocking

Examples

if(FALSE){
requireGitHub_package(
  "aldro61",
  "mmit/Rpackage",
  "edf81ba77fdd4b005ad89b81d9e12d289c8146e9",
  "mmit")
}

tdhock/requireGitHub documentation built on Jan. 27, 2024, 9:03 p.m.