Well, still no responses, but I'm further along the trail. I decided
that I must need that 'PACKAGES' file so I went back to CRAN and got it,
and placed it in my /Applications/tgz12.1/ folder.
This time with 'Other Directory URL' as 'files:///Applications/tgz12.1/'
I at least got the Package list populated in the 'Repository Version'
column.
I selected all and clicked 'Install Selected' to no obvious result,
although maybe I was too impatient. Then I tried again selecting only
the first package 'abc' but still it seems without response.
Hey-ho
Murray
On 15/01/2011 3:12 p.m., Murray Jorgensen wrote:
I had another try using the package installer, this time using
file:///Applications/tgz12.1/
in the URL slot.
If I use the "Other Repository" option I get:
Error in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection
In addition: Warning message:
In gzfile(file, "r") :
cannot open compressed file
'/Applications/tgz12.1/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.12/PACKAGES',
probable reason 'No such file or directory'
and if I use the "Other Directory URL" I get
Error in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection
In addition: Warning message:
In gzfile(file, "r") :
cannot open compressed file '/Applications/tgz12.1//PACKAGES', probable
reason 'No such file or directory'
Maybe I should attempt to create a file called PACKAGES?
Murray
On 15/01/11 1:36 PM, Murray Jorgensen wrote:
I have limited bandwidth and monthly allowance so I want to install the
latest R packages from a directory of tgz files that I have brought home
from work.
The new R (2.12.1) installed nicely on top of my old 2.10.1 and I am
pleased that the package installer takes care of that OK.
However the installer did not find the new packages ( which are
currently sitting in Macintosh HD/Applications/tgz12.1 ) and I can't see
any installer option where I can tell it where they are. ( The place for
writing a url closes up when you choose one of the local options.)
There was one option where it said the installer would ask the location
of the binaries and indeed a dialog box was thrown up, but when I
navigated to the folder the .tgz files were greyed out.
Apologies for taking up this list's time with trivia but I do most of my
R work on PCs
Cheers, Murray
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