R SIG Debian - Jun 2008 - Fwd: Re: Problems when installing RODBC in debian etch

Hi Johannes  and Dirk:

A Divendres 27 Juny 2008 17:05, Johannes Ranke va
escriure:
> Hi,
>
> I just added RODBC to the list of packages maintained for the Debian
> etch backports on CRAN. The r-cran-rodbc packages are on their way to
> CRAN - if you want them now, you can use
>
>     deb http://chem.uft.uni-bremen.de/r-cran etch-cran/
>
> as an alternative.
Thank you very much!!!! I have installed the package and goes perfect!!!
Regards. G Riera.
> Johannes
>
> * Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> [080627 13:30]:
> > On 27 June 2008 at 08:28, griera at gmail.com wrote:
> > | Hi:
> > |
> > | A Divendres 27 Juny 2008 04:14, Dirk Eddelbuettel va escriure:
> > | > On 26 June 2008 at 18:14, griera at gmail.com wrote:
> > | > | but, when I tried to load it using library(RODBC) I get the
> > | > | following
> > |
> > | error:
> > | > | 	> library(RODBC) Error in Sys.localeconv()$decimal_point
:
> > | > |
> > | > | 	$ operator is invalid for atomic vectors
> > | > | 	Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for
'RODBC'
> > | > | 	Error: package/namespace load failed for 'RODBC'
> > | > |
> > | > | What I'm doing wrong? Thanks a lot.
> > | >
> > | > It looks like the package and your R version are out of sync. 
What R
> > | > version are you using?  Did you get it from Debian like
r-cran-rodbc
> > | > ?
> > |
> > | The version of the packages is:
> > | 	r-base-core 2.7.1-1~etchcran.0
> > | 	r-cran-rodbc 1.1.7-1 1.1.7-1
> >
> > Ah, yes, "it is our fault" -- you are using the new R via
the CRAN repos
> > (which is the Right Thing if you want newer R).
> >
> > But it turns out that that version is no longer compatible with the
RODBC
> > version in Debian etch.  In Debian testing and unstable, we are at
RODBC
> > 1.2.3-1.
> >
> > | I have installed the package with the command:
> > | 	$ sudo apt-get install r-cran-rodbc
> > | In the sources.list I have (in this order):
> > | 	deb http://cran.cict.fr/bin/linux/debian etch-cran/
> > | 	deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
> > | 	deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
> > | This is OK?
> >
> > It is, it is just that "we" are trying to help by offering a
newer R, yet
> > are conflicting with the older RODBC.
> >
> > It really is a problem with the older Debian etch.  So you do need to
> > rebuild RODBC, either build your own r-cran-rodbc from sources (so you
> > would take the sources from current Debian and rebuild on your
machine)
> > or use R's facilities -- whichever you are most familiar with.
> >
> > | Thanks a lot. G Riera
> >
> > Thanks for your patience, Dirk
> >
> > --
> > Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
> >
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