Installing polySimIBD

Installing and Loading polySimIBD

To install this package, you will need to first install the remotes package and then run the following command:

remotes::install_github("nickbrazeau/polySimIBD")

Dependencies

polySimIBD relies on the Rcpp package, which requires certain OS-specific dependencies:

  • Windows
    • Download and install the appropriate version of Rtools for your version of R. On installation, ensure you check the box to arrange your system PATH as recommended by Rtools
  • Mac OS X
    • Download and install XCode
    • Within XCode go to Preferences : Downloads and install the Command Line Tools
  • Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
    • Install the core software development utilities required for R package development as well as LaTeX by executing
    sudo apt-get install r-base-dev texlive-full

If you have any problems installing then please raise an issue on Github.

Assuming everything installed correctly, you can now load the package:

library(polySimIBD)

Separately, after installing, if you identify any bugs, please raise an issue on Github so they can be addressed.