locatePkgVersion {switchr}

locatePkgVersion

Description

Locate and download/build the exact version of a single package.

Usage

locatePkgVersion(
  name,
  version,
  pkg_manifest,
  param = SwitchrParam(),
  dir = notrack(repo),
  repo = NULL
)

Arguments

name

package name

version

package version string

pkg_manifest

A manifest containing locations to search for the package

param

A SwitchrParam object

dir

directory to download package into

repo

(optional) GRANRepository object to search

Value

The full path to the downloaded file , or NULL if unable to locate the package

Note

Locating and attempting to install a non-current version of a single will not work in general, due to dependency issues. In most cases a Just-in-Time repository should be created and used instead, e.g. via install_packages

This function is called internally during the construction of Just-in-Time repositories and during the installation of specific package versions.

Author(s)

Gabriel Becker