script to install the Agroft R package, if all other options fail

agroft_install.R

# non https server re-direct server (in case R is pre 3.2.0) 
r <- 'http://cloud.r-project.org/'

# all required packages+ghit
pkgs <- c("shiny", "shinyAce", "shinyBS", "knitr", "car", "yaml", "nlme", 
					"lsmeans", "multcompView", 'ghit')
          
# install binary dependencies
install.packages(pkgs, repos = r)

# build just agroft from github
ghit::install_github('ucd-ipo/agroft', dependencies=FALSE)

# check if it worked and tell the user what to do next.
# if it worked, a new agroft session will open 
# otherwise, message about opening an issue
if(!require(agroft)) {
	cat('Installation Failed. Contact the developer for help by opening an issue at https://github.com/ucd-ipo/agroft/issues')
}