> > actually it was once called "Install dependencies", until somebody > pointed out that this is not what the option is doing. The > corresponding parameter in install.packages() is called "dependencies", > but dependencies=TRUE means installing both hard dependencies _and_ > suggested packages, while the default dependencies=NA still means > installing all true dependencies. >
...With all due respect to whomever pointed that out... Who cares what the R command is or does? In most cases, if people knew how to use R "naked," they wouldn't be using RKWard. In the R GUI for OSX, it says "install dependencies," and it uses dependencies=TRUE. If it's good enough for the official GUI from CRAN, I think it's clear enough. In fact, deviating from it is confusing. As a user, I don't care whether they are hard dependencies or suggested packages; I just want things to work. Something like that was a concern when we were using 56kbps modems and had 100MB hard drives. Today, who cares about an extra meg or two of "suggested" packages? We won't even notice! Speaking of the bug tracker... Do I need a different login to add to it? I have a KDE account, but it doesn't seem to let me do anything...
