Prints a short, friendly explanation for each system package an R package needs and the command to install it. Useful for teaching and for emails to less-experienced collaborators.
Arguments
- x
A package name, package vector, or
sysreqr_plan.- platform
Platform specification accepted by
resolve_platform().- ...
Passed to
check_packages()whenxis not a plan.
See also
Other setup:
print.sysreqr_setup_advice(),
setup_advice()
Examples
plan <- check_packages("xml2", platform = "ubuntu-22.04")
explain(plan)
#> System requirement explanation
#>
#> xml2 needs libxml2-dev.
#> Install it with: apt-get install -y libxml2-dev
#>