On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 4:11 PM Marc Schwartz wrote: > I have not tried it, but if that is the case here, you may be able to use the > normal R binary installer, but adjust the default install options when > prompted, allowing you to customize the install location and other parameters, > that may be suitable in the absence of Admin rights. > > Prior statements, not official, would suggest that R Core is not likely to > assist in providing official options for useRs to circumvent OS security > restrictions.
Theres nothing nefarious here. It would allow people to use the R environment without running an installer. If someone is a new user they may want to try R out, and installers can be invasive as they commonly: - copy files to install dir - copy files to profile dir - set registry entries - set environment variables - set start menu entries and historically uninstallers have a bad record of reverting these changes. should not put this burden upon new users or even having them resort to virtual machine to avoid items above. having a ZIP file allows new users to run the R environment, then if they like it perhaps they can run the installer going forward. Are you familiar with Windows? As everything I am describing hasnt changed in at least 20 years. I dont have a criticism of the R installer, I have not run tests to be able to determine if its well behaved or not. Its the *not knowing* that is the issue. With Windows, every installer could be perceived as a "black box". ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel