This is a Windows error message, not an R error. Do you have some pre-existing installation in that directory?
It is not something we can reproduce. The 2.1.0 message bug was fixed a while back. On Tue, 17 May 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Full_Name: Martin Posch > Version: 2.1.0 and 2.1.0 patched > OS: Windows XP SP2 > Submission from: (NULL) (131.130.1.135) > > > When installing the Hmisc package using the install option in the RGUI I get > the > error message under both R 2.1.0 and R 2.1.0 patched (see the outputs below). > I tried the install after a fresh reboot (to minimize the possibility of > locked > up files). The same problem arises with some of the other packages. > > I use a german Windows version but set the RGUI-language to english (setting > the > environment variable LC_all to "en". > > ********************************************************************************* > > R : Copyright 2005, The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > Version 2.1.0 (2005-04-18), ISBN 3-900051-07-0 > > R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. > Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. > > Natural language support but running in an English locale > > R is a collaborative project with many contributors. > Type 'contributors()' for more information and > 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. > > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or > 'help.start()' for a HTML browser interface to help. > Type 'q()' to quit R. > >> utils:::menuInstallPkgs() > --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- > trying URL > 'http://cran.at.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.1/Hmisc_3.0-5.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 1954673 bytes > opened URL > downloaded 1908Kb > > package 'Hmisc' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > Error in sprintf(gettext("unable to move temp installation '%d' to '%s'"), : > use format %s for character objects >> > > > ********************************************************************************** > R : Copyright 2005, The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > Version 2.1.0 Patched (2005-05-14), ISBN 3-900051-07-0 > > R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. > Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. > > Natural language support but running in an English locale > > R is a collaborative project with many contributors. > Type 'contributors()' for more information and > 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. > > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or > 'help.start()' for a HTML browser interface to help. > Type 'q()' to quit R. > >> utils:::menuInstallPkgs() > --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- > trying URL > 'http://cran.at.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.1/Hmisc_3.0-5.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 1954673 bytes > opened URL > downloaded 1908Kb > > package 'Hmisc' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > The downloaded packages are in > C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Admin\Lokale > Einstellungen\Temp\Rtmp20068\downloaded_packages > updating HTML package descriptions > Warning message: > unable to move temp installation > 'C:/Programme/R/rw2010pat/library\file29532/Hmisc' to > 'C:/Programme/R/rw2010pat/library/Hmisc' >> > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
