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\details{
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\details{
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\code{write_PACKAGES} scans the named directory for R packages,
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\code{write_PACKAGES} scans the named directory for R packages,
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extracts information from each package's \file{DESCRIPTION} file, and
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extracts information from each package's \file{DESCRIPTION} file, and
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writes this information into the \file{PACKAGES} and
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writes this information into the \file{PACKAGES} and
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\file{PACKAGES.gz} files.
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\file{PACKAGES.gz} files.
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Including non-latest versions of packages is only useful if they have
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Including non-latest versions of packages is only useful if they have
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less constraining version requirements, so for example
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less constraining version requirements, so for example
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\code{latestOnly = FALSE} could be used for a source repository when
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\code{latestOnly = FALSE} could be used for a source repository when
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\samp{foo_1.0} depends on \samp{R >= 2.15.0} but \samp{foo_0.9} is
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\samp{foo_1.0} depends on \samp{R >= 2.15.0} but \samp{foo_0.9} is
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available which depends on \samp{R >= 2.11.0}.
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available which depends on \samp{R >= 2.11.0}.
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Support for more general file names (e.g. other types of compression)
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Support for more general file names (e.g. other types of compression)
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\emph{via} a \code{"File"} field in the \file{PACKAGES} file was added
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\emph{via} a \code{"File"} field in the \file{PACKAGES} file was added
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in \R 2.10.0 and can be used by \code{\link{download.packages}}. If
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in \R 2.10.0 and can be used by \code{\link{download.packages}}. If
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the file names are not of the standard form, use
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the file names are not of the standard form, use
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\code{addFiles = TRUE}.
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\code{addFiles = TRUE}.
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\code{type = "win.binary"} uses \code{\link{unz}} connections to read
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\code{type = "win.binary"} uses \code{\link{unz}} connections to read
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all \file{DESCRIPTION} files contained in the (zipped) binary packages
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all \file{DESCRIPTION} files contained in the (zipped) binary packages
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for Windows in the given directory \code{dir}, and builds files
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for Windows in the given directory \code{dir}, and builds files
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\file{PACKAGES} and \file{PACKAGES.gz} files from this information.
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\file{PACKAGES} and \file{PACKAGES.gz} files from this information.
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}
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}
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packages were found and no files were written.
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packages were found and no files were written.
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}
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}
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\note{
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\note{
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Processing \file{.tar.gz} archives to extract the \file{DESCRIPTION}
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Processing \file{.tar.gz} archives to extract the \file{DESCRIPTION}
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files is quite slow.
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files is quite slow.
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This function can be useful on other OSes to prepare a repository to
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This function can be useful on other OSes to prepare a repository to
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be accessed by Windows machines, so \code{type = "win.binary"} should
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be accessed by Windows machines, so \code{type = "win.binary"} should
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work on all OSes.
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work on all OSes.
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}
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}
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\author{
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\author{
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The R Project SVN
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