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getting started: what does build and install mean? #39

Closed liekelotte closed 2 years ago

liekelotte commented 2 years ago

if one of the takeaways from this episode is that a package is no more than a folder structure, what does pressing "install", actually "do"? is it just saving the package in your library? I found myself wondering this while reading the lesson.

Perhaps this could be clarified?

PabRod commented 2 years ago

The previous chapter, Accessing packages, elaborates on the topic of installing and attaching. I'll take a look at it to make it more transparent.

PabRod commented 2 years ago

The definitions of installing and attaching are also present in the Glossary.