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R has always shipped binary packages on Windows and Mac to avoid lots of the pain we see in Python. Also, all packages must build with the latest version of R,
by disgruntledphd2 3y ago
R has always shipped binary packages on Windows and Mac to avoid lots of the pain we see in Python.
Also, all packages must build with the latest version of R, or they are removed from CRAN. This makes the dep problems a lot less severe than we see with Python.