Dear all, I figured out that the best solution for me is to install R in the /User/me/Documents/R/ directory instead of the program files directory since I am the only user on my notebook and R has then full write access and I do not need to change any environment variables...
Thanks for the answers,- Stefan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [R] update packages with R on Vista: error From: Stefan Grosse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: 07.06.2007 12:00 > Dear R-list, > > I have encountered the following error message trying to update R packages: > > >> update.packages(ask='graphics') >> > Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, > contriburl = contriburl, : > 'lib' is not writable > Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, contriburl > = contriburl, : > unable to install packages > > I remember did not have the problem on the last update where R > installed the files then in the Documents/R folder on my user account. > Any ideas how to handle this? I made the directories completely writable > so I do not know where the problem is now (especially since update > worked before...) > > Stefan > > PS: Tinn-R 1.19.2.3 + R 2.5.0 on Vista Business > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] 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. > > > ______________________________________________ [email protected] 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.
