svgR and pointR: Install & Update with drat

Why Drat? Drat provides an easy way to host a R package repository on Github, with seamless install and update capablilites. The pointR package is still in flux, hence this makes drat the ideal candiate for distribution.

How to use:

1. Install the drat package manager.

install.packages("drat", repos="http://cran.rstudio.com")

1. Add one line to your .Rprofile file (or to Rprofile.site)

drat:::add("mslegrand")

If you don’t have an .Rprofile, you should really consider adding one. It can be quite useful.

For help on .Rprofile, Rprofile.site see

• Customizing Startup
• Fun with Rprofile

1. Install or update

install.packages("svgR", "pointR", "shinyDMDMenu")

update.packages("svgR", "pointR", "shinyDMDMenu")

There are currently only 3 packages here.

• svgR - a package to generate svg graphics in R
• pointR - a shiny based ide for svgR
• shinyDMDMenu - a dynamic multilevel dropdown menubar for Shiny.

Enjoy!!