manual installation errors; install.package, R CMD
Hi,
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:48 AM, message <letter at openmailbox.org> wrote:
Readers, As root user, from the command: install.packages() A dialogue window appears to select packages of interest. What to do if a specific packages exists on the cran page (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/available_packages_by_name.html), but not in the dialogue window of a repository? Sometimes, a dependent package is reported as being un-available, e.g.:
install.packages("mclust")
Warning message: In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) : package ?mclust? is not available
It's possible that a package is not available for your OS or version of R, but you don't tell us either.
Alternatively, tried the command 'R CMD': R CMD INSTALL http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/ChemoSpec_1.61-3.tar.gz Warning: invalid package ?http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/ChemoSpec_1.61-3.tar.gz? Error: ERROR: no packages specified The FAQ web page (http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-add_002don-packages-be-installed_003f) states that the above syntax should be accepted. What is my mistake please?
That FAQ doesn't say that R is capable of downloading it for you: you need to download the package manually, then use R CMD INSTALL to install the *local* package. Sarah
Sarah Goslee http://www.functionaldiversity.org