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To: Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de>
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Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> writes:

>> Isn't lattice already included with the main R build as a recommended
>> package?
>
> You=E2=80=99re right again.
>
> Is there ever a reason to upgrade the included recommended packages?  I
> know that when installing some bioconductor packages R asks whether to
> upgrade some included packages, such as MASS.  I=E2=80=99m not sure if it=
 makes
> sense to offer separate packages for the latest versions of these
> modules.
>
> What do you think?  I=E2=80=99m not much of an R-user myself.

Hmm... I also don't spend much time in R.  I'd guess that the
recommended packages are quite stable, so the only advantage I see of
running a version of a package newer than the one included with R is
that you get rid of the prompt when using install.packages or
bioconductor.  I've always answered no to these prompts and haven't
noticed any issues (but my use of R is fairly limited, so that may not
be worth much).

In any case, I don't see these prompts as much of an issue because I'd
prefer to just use Guix for all R packages.  Why not manage bioconductor
packages with Guix as well?

--=20
Kyle