steps.md

Steps to install R from source

Preconditions

• compile from sources not overwriting other R installations
• unix-like OS
• all system libraries available

Goals

• run R and all installed packages' tests
• save install logs and test outputs
• provide way to easily re-test packages and R

steps

1. prepare debian/testing
   apt-get update && apt-get build-dep R
2. configure locale

echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen \
	&& locale-gen en_US.utf8 \
	&& /usr/sbin/update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8

3. ./configure
   configure the upcoming installation
4. make
5. make check
6. make install-pdf
7. make install --install-tests