list available updates on local packages
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- Dominant language
- R
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- 409
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Description
It would be nice if packrat could check git repos of locally installed packages if there are newer versions available and offer to install those.
I assume old.packages and update.packages would work with CRAN installed packages
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing R's old.packages and update.packages behavior for CRAN-installed packages, then determine how locally installed package Git repositories would be discovered and compared. Done would mean packrat can identify available newer versions and offer to install them, with the scope and update behavior clearly defined.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100