R devel - Nov 2012 - Can't install.packages() from local repo in 2.15.2

Hi guys  

I think there's a high chance this is a bug. But I can't rule out that I
can be blamed for this. I've posted this to bugzilla (#15092). Then I read
that I probably should have posted it to R-develop first. Sorry for doing this
in the wrong order.

I've set up a local repo on my local drive (happens to be mapped to L:/). It
has the following structure (as per
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#Setting-up-a-package-repository):

L:/R/bin/windows/contrib/  
2.11/  
2.12/  
2.13/  
2.14/  
2.15/  
L:/R/src/contrib  

I created a bare bones package (`anRpackage`) using `package.skeleton`. I
cleaned it up and added a basic function, checked it and built it from command
line using `R CMD INSTALL --build .`. That generates `anRpackage_1.0.zip` with
no errors. Note:

 ```  
$ R CMD INSTALL --build --version  
R add-on package installer: 2.15.2 (r61015)  
```  

I have Rtools 2.16 installed (as this is for R >2.15.1 to R 2.16.x). I have
also followed the instructions here:
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset

I copy that to L:/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.15 (for example), run
`tools::write_PACKAGES()` in that directory. That successfully generates the
packages file. I also run `tools::write_PACKAGES()` in L:/R/src/contrib to
generate an empty PACKAGES file.

I have the following in my .Rprofile (among other things):  

```  
.First <- function ()  
{  
   options( repos = c(CRAN = "http://cran.csiro.au/",  
                               LREPO = "file:///L:/R/"))  
}  
```  

I run `install.packages("anRpackage") and I get the following error:  

```  
Installing package(s) into ?C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.2/library?  
(as ?lib? is unspecified)  
Warning in install.packages : package ?anRpackage? is not available (for R
version 2.15.2)
```  

Same issue on another Windows machine.

However, if I run
`install.packages("L:/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.15/anRpackage_1.0.zip",
repos=NULL)`, it installs successfully.

I do not have this problem in R 2.15.1.

NB: If I provide full file path to install.packages and set repos=NULL, and then
check the package's DESCRIPTION file in the help, I see this at the bottom:

`Built: R 2.15.2; ; 2012-11-01 00:22:07 UTC; windows`  

(when I've built package using 2.15.2 obviously)

Thanks.

Your subject line isn't truthful.  At the very least you are talking 
about binary packages on Windows using a file:// repository ('local' 
does not usually mean that, and is specified by NULL).

I think you have not understood the NEWS item: most likely you do not 
have a parallel source repository.

     * For a Windows or Mac OS X binary package install,
       install.packages() will check if a source package is available on
       the same repositories, and report if it is a later version or
       there is a source package but no binary package available.

       This check can be suppressed: see the help page.

I guess you did not do so.  Try
options(install.packages.check.source = FALSE)
which works for me.

You could also specify contriburl, as you have a partial repository.



On 02/11/2012 09:28, Imanuel Costigan wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> I think there's a high chance this is a bug. But I can't rule out
that I can be blamed for this. I've posted this to bugzilla (#15092). Then I
read that I probably should have posted it to R-develop first. Sorry for doing
this in the wrong order.
>
> I've set up a local repo on my local drive (happens to be mapped to
L:/). It has the following structure (as per
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#Setting-up-a-package-repository):
>
> L:/R/bin/windows/contrib/
> 2.11/
> 2.12/
> 2.13/
> 2.14/
> 2.15/
> L:/R/src/contrib
>
> I created a bare bones package (`anRpackage`) using `package.skeleton`. I
cleaned it up and added a basic function, checked it and built it from command
line using `R CMD INSTALL --build .`. That generates `anRpackage_1.0.zip` with
no errors. Note:
>
>   ```
> $ R CMD INSTALL --build --version
> R add-on package installer: 2.15.2 (r61015)
> ```
>
> I have Rtools 2.16 installed (as this is for R >2.15.1 to R 2.16.x). I
have also followed the instructions here:
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset
>
> I copy that to L:/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.15 (for example), run
`tools::write_PACKAGES()` in that directory. That successfully generates the
packages file. I also run `tools::write_PACKAGES()` in L:/R/src/contrib to
generate an empty PACKAGES file.
>
> I have the following in my .Rprofile (among other things):
>
> ```
> .First <- function ()
> {
>     options( repos = c(CRAN = "http://cran.csiro.au/",
>                                 LREPO = "file:///L:/R/"))
> }
> ```
>
> I run `install.packages("anRpackage") and I get the following
error:
>
> ```
> Installing package(s) into ?C:/Program Files/R/R-2.15.2/library?
> (as ?lib? is unspecified)
> Warning in install.packages : package ?anRpackage? is not available (for R
version 2.15.2)
> ```
>
> Same issue on another Windows machine.
>
> However, if I run
`install.packages("L:/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.15/anRpackage_1.0.zip",
repos=NULL)`, it installs successfully.
>
> I do not have this problem in R 2.15.1.
>
> NB: If I provide full file path to install.packages and set repos=NULL, and
then check the package's DESCRIPTION file in the help, I see this at the
bottom:
>
> `Built: R 2.15.2; ; 2012-11-01 00:22:07 UTC; windows`
>
> (when I've built package using 2.15.2 obviously)
>
> Thanks.
>
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> R-devel at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
>

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