Yes it's windows (vista). It's not a specific package. I've tried more than a CRAN mirror and the message it's always date (the list with the packages simply doesn't appear). What proxy settings should I verify specifically (sorry I don't know a lot on informatics)? I've installed a few packages before this and I never had such a message.
Thanks On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Uwe Ligges <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>wrote: > > > On 06.06.2012 17:14, Andreia Leite wrote: > >> Dear list, >> >> I'm trying to install a package but every time I select the option form >> the >> menu this error message appears: >> >> utils:::menuInstallPkgs() >>> >> Error in read.dcf(file = tmpf) : >> Line starting '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLI ...' is malformed! >> >> Do you have any clue of the reason why is it happening? I'm using a older >> version (2.9.2) but it always worked perfectly! >> > > Have you checked proxy settings? > Is this Windows? > Have you checked if the (also unstated) CRAN mirror you are using works > correctly and delivers that part of the repository? > > Uwe ligges > > > > > > > > >> Best regards, >> Andreia LEite >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/** >> Error-in-installing-packages-**tp4632543.html<http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Error-in-installing-packages-tp4632543.html> >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> ______________________________**________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/**listinfo/r-help<https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/** >> posting-guide.html <http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > -- Andreia Leite [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list 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.
