Install R package from a local source repository copy

Note

It is strongly recommended to install the released version. Try it if other installation methods result in errors.

Training on GPU requires NVIDIA Driver of version 418.xx or higher.

To install the R package from a local copy of the CatBoost repository:

  1. Set up build environment

    Warning

    CatBoost uses CMake-based build process since this commit. Previously Ya Make (Yandex's build system) had been used.

    Select the appropriate build environment setup below accordingly.

  2. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/catboost/catboost.git

  3. Open the catboost/catboost/R-package directory from the local copy of the CatBoost repository.

  4. Run the following commands:

    install.packages('devtools')
devtools::build()
devtools::install()

Troubleshooting

Installation error

If you use script for installation, try to add the repos parameter to the install.packages('devtools') command.
Select any repository from the list.

Example: install.packages("devtools", repos="http://cran.us.r-project.org").