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Version 3.2.3: package not available error with https

2 messages · Bjørn-Helge Mevik, Loris Bennett

Bjørn-Helge Mevik
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Loris Bennett <loris.bennett at fu-berlin.de> writes:
We got "bit" by this when upgrading to 3.2.2.  If you cannot upgrade
libcurl on your machine(s), you can put

local({
    options(useHTTPS = FALSE)
})

in the Rprofile.site file, or your ~/.Rprofile.  You still get a
warning, but you do get the list of http repositories.

Come to think about it: would it be an idea if R defaulted to useHTTPS =
FALSE if capabilites("libcur") is FALSE?
Loris Bennett
# 
Hi Bj?rn-Helge,

Bj?rn-Helge Mevik <b.h.mevik at usit.uio.no> writes:
Thanks for the hint.  I think I'll use the setting Rprofile.site for the
time being until we get an update of libcurl.
+1

Cheers,

Loris