Install

% cd /src/util/R-3.1.2
% ./configure --prefix=/util/R-3.1.2 --enable-R-shlib
% make
% make pdf
% make info
% sudo make install
% sudo make install-info
% sudo make install-pdf
% cd /util
% ls -al R
% sudo rm R
% sudo ln -s R-3.1.2 R

Notes

1. The make pdf step depends on an up-to-date TeX installation. Upgrading TeX before building R is optional but wise.

References

1. http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/