rversions now uses R-hub's R version API.
The r_oldrel(), r_release(), r_release_macos(), r_release_tarball(),
and r_release_win() functions are now superseded by the new resolve()
function, see their manual pages.
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New function
resolve()to resolve an R version specification. -
New function
available()to list available R builds for a platform. -
New function
linux_distros()to list Linux distributions supported
by Posit or R-hub. -
New function
rtools_versions()to list Rtools versions. -
New utility function
current_r_platform()to look up the current
platform, including the distribution and release on Linux.