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Created February 18, 2021 15:30
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Install packages or die function for R
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install_packages_or_die.R
# This function attempts to install a provided list of packages.
# If one of the requested installs fails, it throws an R Error. By default
# This is a useful function to use in a Dockerfile or command line.
# You can put run this at a command line with:
R -e " \
install_packages_or_die <- function (pkgs, repos='http://cran.rstudio.com/') { \
for (l in pkgs) { install.packages(l, dependencies=TRUE, repos=repos); \
if ( ! library(l, character.only=TRUE, logical.return=TRUE) ) { \
stop ('ERROR: failed installing requested package \'',l,'\'') } } } ; \
install_packages_or_die (pkgs= c('mime')); "
# For Dockerfile, use:
# RUN R -e "\
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Inspired by an answer from this StackOverflow question

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