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@@ -680,6 +680,11 @@ In Dec. 2021, CRAN switched to a new toolchain to build R and R packages.
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avoid any conflict with Strawberry Perl (we will install this later).
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E.g. rename to `perl_DO_NOT_USE.exe`.
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- **NOTE**: Whenever Rtools is updated, the CRAN package repository from the
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biocpush account should be flushed. Remove the package binaries and
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corresponding `PACKAGES` files along the windows `contrib` path, leaving a
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blank `PACKAGES` file, then run the corresponding `pushRepos-*.sh`.
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TESTING: Log out and on again so that the changes to `Path` take effect. Then
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in a PowerShell window:
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