Run a pkgbuilder server

pb_server(versions, workdir, port)

Arguments

versions

A vector of 2-digit version numbers corresponding to the versions of R to build packages for. Workers will need to be provided separately to build the packages.

workdir

A directory to work in. This must be shared between the workers and the server, so do not use a temporary directory.

port

The port to run on. Your operating system will likely restrict you from using very low port numbers, so use something like 8080

Value

Never returns - runs a HTTP server as a side-effect