Re: [R] Why install.packages(repos = X) does not override the 'repos' R option?

Yes. Specifically, RStudio overrides utils::install.packages() with their own > install.packages function (...) .rs.callAs(name, hook, original, ...) which is paved with good intentions, but does deflect blame towards R Core things go wrong. -pd > On 15 Jun 2023, at 19:42 , Duncan Murdoch

Re: [R] Why install.packages(repos = X) does not override the 'repos' R option?

(Sorry, forgot "Reply all" last time.) That's an RStudio bug. It doesn't happen if you use install.packages() from R. Duncan Murdoch On 14/06/2023 9:22 a.m., Dean Attali wrote: There is a default R option for which repos to install from - `getOption("repos")`. When installing a package

[R] Why install.packages(repos = X) does not override the 'repos' R option?

There is a default R option for which repos to install from - `getOption("repos")`. When installing a package using install.packages(), you can provide a `repos` parameter. The default value of that parameter is `getOption("repos")`. I assumed that this parameter would override the R option. In