downloadPackagePatch       package:aroma.core       R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Download a package patch from the package online reprocitory. By
     default, the patches are applied after being downloaded.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     ## Default S3 method:
     downloadPackagePatch(pkgName, version=NULL, url=NULL, apply=TRUE, rootPath="~/.Rpatches", pkgVer=NULL, ..., verbose=FALSE)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

 pkgName: The name of the package to be patched."

 version: A 'character' string.

     url: The root URL from where to download the patch.

   apply: If 'TRUE', the patches are applied immediately after being
          downloaded.

rootPath: The root path to the directory where to install patches.

  pkgVer: A optional 'character' string to "fake" the currently
          installed version of the package. Use with great care.

     ...: Not used.

 verbose: See 'Verbose'.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     Returns (invisibly) the pathnames of the files downloaded.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Henrik Bengtsson (<URL: http://www.braju.com/R/>)

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'patchPackage'()

