downloadPackagePatch {aroma.core}R Documentation

Download a package patch

Description

Download a package patch from the package online reprocitory. By default, the patches are applied after being downloaded.

Usage

## Default S3 method:
downloadPackagePatch(pkgName, version=NULL, url=NULL, apply=TRUE, rootPath="~/.Rpatches", pkgVer=NULL, ..., verbose=FALSE)

Arguments

pkgName The name of the package to be patched."
version A character string.
url The root URL from where to download the patch.
apply If TRUE, the patches are applied immediately after being downloaded.
rootPath The root path to the directory where to install patches.
pkgVer A optional character string to "fake" the currently installed version of the package. Use with great care.
... Not used.
verbose See Verbose.

Value

Returns (invisibly) the pathnames of the files downloaded.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson (http://www.braju.com/R/)

See Also

patchPackage()


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