Checks if the running OS is x64

Returns TRUE/FALSE if the R session is running on Windows 64-bit or not.

is.x64(...)

Arguments

...	none are available.

Value

Returns TRUE/FALSE if the R session is running on Windows 64-bit or not.

Details

This function is run when the 'installr' package is first loaded in order to check if the current running OS is Windows 64-bit. If you are running a different OS, then the installr package (at its current form) does not have much to offer you.

Examples

is.x64() # returns TRUE on my machine.
#> [1] FALSE