Well, it's true, it is included in the default install. After unsuccessfully trying to locate the elusive 'compiler' package at CRAN, I came to the conclusion t

Well, it's true, it is included in the default install. After unsuccessfully trying to locate the elusive 'compiler' package at CRAN, I came to the conclusion that the R compiler was an urban legend. Now I realise it was already installed all along from the start and all I had to do is 'library(compiler)'. Silly me.