# NOT RUN {
### `oldPackages` and `updatePackages` require an existing miniCRAN repo
# Specify list of packages to download
revolution <- c(CRAN = getOption("minicran.mran"))
pkgs <- c("foreach")
pdb <- cranJuly2014
# }
# NOT RUN {
pdb <- pkgAvail(repos = revolution, type = "source")
# }
# NOT RUN {
pkgList <- pkgDep(pkgs, availPkgs = pdb, repos = revolution, type = "source", suggests = FALSE)
pkgList
# }
# NOT RUN {
# Create temporary folder for miniCRAN
dir.create(pth <- file.path(tempdir(), "miniCRAN"))
# create the miniCRAN directory structure but only add bin files
makeRepo(pkgList, path = pth, repos = revolution, type = "source", download = FALSE)
makeRepo(pkgList, path = pth, repos = revolution, type = "win.binary", download = TRUE)
# download old source package version and create repo index
oldVers <- data.frame(package = c("foreach", "codetools", "iterators"),
version = c("1.4.0", "0.2-7", "1.0.5"),
stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
addOldPackage(pkgList, path = pth, repos = revolution, vers = oldVers$version, type = "source")
# NOTE: older binary versions would need to be build from source
# Check if updated packages are available
oldPackages(path = pth, repos = revolution, type = "source") # should need update
oldPackages(path = pth, repos = revolution, type = "win.binary") # should be current
# Update available packages
updatePackages(path = pth, repos = revolution, type = "source", ask = FALSE) # should need update
updatePackages(path = pth, repos = revolution, type = "win.binary") # should be current
# Delete temporary folder
unlink(pth, recursive = TRUE)
# }
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