Hi all, I am just starting with R and cannot use "lmtest" package on Windows 8. This package contains dwtest function that I am interested in. I began with installing the core of R (with rgui) - version 3.1.3 64-bit. Then I installed lmtest package using GUI menu, but after success message I cannot run dwtest() getting message that the it cannot find the function. When I used installed.packages() function I saw lmtest on the list but there was "yes" under the "NeedsCompilation" column. Does it mean I need to compile the package in order to use it? I uninstalled lmtest and tried to put binary Windows version by downloading zip file from here: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/lmtest/index.html I took the file: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/3.1/lmtest_0.9-33.zip downloaded it and tried to use the function of installing from local zip file. However the effect was the same: "NeedsCompilation" set to true, dwtest does not work. The package contains binary file for 64-bit (DLLs). What can I do in order to run this?
Cannot run install binary package on Windows 8
4 messages · Maciej Węgorkiewicz, Ben Bolker, Jeff Newmiller +1 more
Maciej W?gorkiewicz <wegorkie <at> gmail.com> writes:
Hi all, I am just starting with R and cannot use "lmtest" package on Windows 8. This package contains dwtest function that I am interested in. I began with installing the core of R (with rgui) - version 3.1.3 64-bit. Then I installed lmtest package using GUI menu, but after success message I cannot run dwtest() getting message that the it cannot find the function.
This sounds like R FAQ 7.30 http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html# I-installed-a-package-but-the-functions-are-not-there (URL broken to make gmane happy) Try library("lmtest"). Everything else you've done after initially installing the package sounds like a wild goose chase ...
Did you use the library function to load it into memory? You may need to practise with some simpler tasks using base R before you get too frustrated with using a contributed package. The Introduction to R document that is provided with R is worth your time.
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On April 11, 2015 10:39:41 AM PDT, "Maciej W?gorkiewicz" <wegorkie at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all, I am just starting with R and cannot use "lmtest" package on Windows 8. This package contains dwtest function that I am interested in. I began with installing the core of R (with rgui) - version 3.1.3 64-bit. Then I installed lmtest package using GUI menu, but after success message I cannot run dwtest() getting message that the it cannot find the function. When I used installed.packages() function I saw lmtest on the list but there was "yes" under the "NeedsCompilation" column. Does it mean I need to compile the package in order to use it? I uninstalled lmtest and tried to put binary Windows version by downloading zip file from here: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/lmtest/index.html I took the file: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/3.1/lmtest_0.9-33.zip downloaded it and tried to use the function of installing from local zip file. However the effect was the same: "NeedsCompilation" set to true, dwtest does not work. The package contains binary file for 64-bit (DLLs). What can I do in order to run this?
______________________________________________ R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
You need to load the library after you have installed the package. Only libraries in the base R installation load automatically. Thus every time you want to use contributed package XXX you need to issue the command library(XXX) or require(XXX) So at the top of your program try library(lmtest) You should be good to go. Newbies often miss this step. Good luck with R John Kane Kingston ON Canada
-----Original Message----- From: wegorkie at gmail.com Sent: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 19:39:41 +0200 To: r-help at r-project.org Subject: [R] Cannot run install binary package on Windows 8 Hi all, I am just starting with R and cannot use "lmtest" package on Windows 8. This package contains dwtest function that I am interested in. I began with installing the core of R (with rgui) - version 3.1.3 64-bit. Then I installed lmtest package using GUI menu, but after success message I cannot run dwtest() getting message that the it cannot find the function. When I used installed.packages() function I saw lmtest on the list but there was "yes" under the "NeedsCompilation" column. Does it mean I need to compile the package in order to use it? I uninstalled lmtest and tried to put binary Windows version by downloading zip file from here: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/lmtest/index.html I took the file: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/3.1/lmtest_0.9-33.zip downloaded it and tried to use the function of installing from local zip file. However the effect was the same: "NeedsCompilation" set to true, dwtest does not work. The package contains binary file for 64-bit (DLLs). What can I do in order to run this?
______________________________________________ R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
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