Michael Friendly
2011-Jul-31 15:26 UTC
[R] R 2.13.1 can't find package binaries on R-Forge
[Env: Win XP]
I've just upgraded from R 2.12.2 to R 2.13.1. As part of my upgrade
process, I typically install some in-development
packages from R-Forge that are not on cran. But for the first time, it
doesn't work.
e.g.,
> install.packages("p3d",
repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
trying URL
'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip'
Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
cannot open URL
'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip'
In addition: Warning message:
In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
cannot open: HTTP status was '404 Not Found'
Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available, :
download of package 'p3d' failed
The list of packages I install this way is:
special <- c("p3d", "patchDVI", "spacemakeR",
"spida")
install.packages(special,repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
Is this just an R-Forge problem? The source packages are there, but not
the windows binaries. The log files
are uninformative:
p3d log file (build_win64)
Sun Jul 31 00:28:31 2011: Building binary for package p3d (SVN revision 19)
using R version 2.13.1 Patched (2011-07-22 r56481) ...
Package up to date. Not building ...
--
Michael Friendly Email: friendly AT yorku DOT ca
Professor, Psychology Dept.
York University Voice: 416 736-5115 x66249 Fax: 416 736-5814
4700 Keele Street Web: http://www.datavis.ca
Toronto, ONT M3J 1P3 CANADA
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Hi Michael,
The easiest thing to do is just install the source package with
install.packages("p3d",
repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org", type = "source")
You'll need install some prerequisite software first (if you've not
already done so). See
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset
Best,
Ista
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Michael Friendly <friendly at yorku.ca>
wrote:> [Env: Win XP]
> I've just upgraded from R 2.12.2 to R 2.13.1. ?As part of my upgrade
> process, I typically install some in-development
> packages from R-Forge that are not on cran. ?But for the first time, it
> doesn't work.
>
> e.g.,
> ?> install.packages("p3d",
repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
> trying URL
>
'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip'
> Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
> ? cannot open URL
>
'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip'
> In addition: Warning message:
> In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
> ? cannot open: HTTP status was '404 Not Found'
> Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available,
?:
> ? download of package 'p3d' failed
>
> The list of packages I install this way is:
>
> special <- c("p3d", "patchDVI",
"spacemakeR", "spida")
> install.packages(special,repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
>
>
> Is this just an R-Forge problem? ?The source packages are there, but not
> the windows binaries. ?The log files
> are uninformative:
>
>
> ? ?p3d log file (build_win64)
>
> Sun Jul 31 00:28:31 2011: Building binary for package p3d (SVN revision 19)
> using R version 2.13.1 Patched (2011-07-22 r56481) ...
>
> Package up to date. Not building ...
>
>
>
> --
> Michael Friendly ? ? Email: friendly AT yorku DOT ca
> Professor, Psychology Dept.
> York University ? ? ?Voice: 416 736-5115 x66249 Fax: 416 736-5814
> 4700 Keele Street ? ?Web: ? http://www.datavis.ca
> Toronto, ONT ?M3J 1P3 CANADA
>
>
> ? ? ? ?[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
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> 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.
>
--
Ista Zahn
Graduate student
University of Rochester
Department of Clinical and Social Psychology
http://yourpsyche.org
On Jul 31, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Michael Friendly wrote:> [Env: Win XP] > I've just upgraded from R 2.12.2 to R 2.13.1. As part of my upgrade > process, I typically install some in-development > packages from R-Forge that are not on cran. But for the first time, > it > doesn't work. > > e.g., >> install.packages("p3d", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org") > trying URL > 'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip' > Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > cannot open URL > 'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip' > In addition: Warning message: > In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > cannot open: HTTP status was '404 Not Found' > Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = > available, : > download of package 'p3d' failed > > The list of packages I install this way is: > > special <- c("p3d", "patchDVI", "spacemakeR", "spida") > install.packages(special,repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org") > > > Is this just an R-Forge problem?I'm not informed about the workings of r-forge, but did you notice that there were no packages in that bin/windows directory whose alphabetical collation would be after lowercase "i". That seems to suggest some sort of system error encountered before the next package after "ipreds" was completed. On the project page the binaries for windows are listed as "offline". https://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=431 I don't see any C modules in the source. Have you tried installing from source? -- David.> The source packages are there, but not > the windows binaries. The log files > are uninformative: > > > p3d log file (build_win64) > > Sun Jul 31 00:28:31 2011: Building binary for package p3d (SVN > revision 19) > using R version 2.13.1 Patched (2011-07-22 r56481) ... > > Package up to date. Not building ... > > > > -- > Michael Friendly Email: friendly AT yorku DOT ca > Professor, Psychology Dept. > York University Voice: 416 736-5115 x66249 Fax: 416 736-5814 > 4700 Keele Street Web: http://www.datavis.ca > Toronto, ONT M3J 1P3 CANADA > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at 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.David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Joshua Wiley <jwiley.psych at gmail.com> wrote:> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 9:00 AM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Ista Zahn wrote: >> >>> Hi Michael, >>> The easiest thing to do is just install the source package with >>> >>> install.packages("p3d", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org", type >>> "source") >>> >>> You'll need install some prerequisite software first (if you've not >>> already done so). See >>> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset >> >> Is that always true? I thought that one could install pure-R packages from >> source without the toolset. Just asking, I'm not windozing, this year >> anyway. > > No, it is not. ?For pure R, you can get by without the Windows toolset > (though I am not sure about things like byte-compiling). ?That said, > "getting the toolset" basically just involves downloading and double > clicking a nicely bundled program Duncan Murdoch supplies so it takes > virtually nil effort.Right, and just installing the Windows tools is probably quicker than checking to see if any of c("p3d", "patchDVI", "spacemakeR", "spida") contain compiled code. Best Ista> > Josh > >> >> -- >> David. >> >> >>> >>> Best, >>> Ista >>> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Michael Friendly <friendly at yorku.ca> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> [Env: Win XP] >>>> I've just upgraded from R 2.12.2 to R 2.13.1. ?As part of my upgrade >>>> process, I typically install some in-development >>>> packages from R-Forge that are not on cran. ?But for the first time, it >>>> doesn't work. >>>> >>>> e.g., >>>> ?> install.packages("p3d", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org") >>>> trying URL >>>> 'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip' >>>> Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : >>>> ?cannot open URL >>>> 'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip' >>>> In addition: Warning message: >>>> In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : >>>> ?cannot open: HTTP status was '404 Not Found' >>>> Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available, >>>> ?: >>>> ?download of package 'p3d' failed >>>> >>>> The list of packages I install this way is: >>>> >>>> special <- c("p3d", "patchDVI", "spacemakeR", "spida") >>>> install.packages(special,repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org") >>>> >>>> >>>> Is this just an R-Forge problem? ?The source packages are there, but not >>>> the windows binaries. ?The log files >>>> are uninformative: >>>> >>>> >>>> ? p3d log file (build_win64) >>>> >>>> Sun Jul 31 00:28:31 2011: Building binary for package p3d (SVN revision >>>> 19) >>>> using R version 2.13.1 Patched (2011-07-22 r56481) ... >>>> >>>> Package up to date. Not building ... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Friendly ? ? Email: friendly AT yorku DOT ca >>>> Professor, Psychology Dept. >>>> York University ? ? ?Voice: 416 736-5115 x66249 Fax: 416 736-5814 >>>> 4700 Keele Street ? ?Web: ? http://www.datavis.ca >>>> Toronto, ONT ?M3J 1P3 CANADA >>>> >>>> >>>> ? ? ? [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help at 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ista Zahn >>> Graduate student >>> University of Rochester >>> Department of Clinical and Social Psychology >>> http://yourpsyche.org >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help at 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. >> >> David Winsemius, MD >> West Hartford, CT >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at 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. >> > > > > -- > Joshua Wiley > Ph.D. Student, Health Psychology > Programmer Analyst II, ATS Statistical Consulting Group > University of California, Los Angeles > https://joshuawiley.com/ >-- Ista Zahn Graduate student University of Rochester Department of Clinical and Social Psychology http://yourpsyche.org