From edd @end|ng |rom deb|@n@org  Tue May  4 21:22:09 2021
From: edd @end|ng |rom deb|@n@org (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 14:22:09 -0500
Subject: [Rd] Testing R build when using --without-recommended-packages?
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On 4 May 2021 at 11:25, Henrik Bengtsson wrote:
| FWIW,
| 
| $ ./configure --help
| ...
|   --with-recommended-packages
|                           use/install recommended R packages [yes]

Of course. But look at the verb in your Subject: no optionality _in testing_ there.

You obviously need to be able to build R itself to then build the recommended
packages you need for testing.

Dirk

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[Rd] Testing R build when using --without-recommended-packages?
Dirk Eddelbuettel