I am getting several errors about Windows only packages when I use task
views. Is this suppose to be a Windows-centric utility?
Also, I am sure there must be a simple way to tell which packages are in
a view, but I haven't found it. If there isn't, it would be nice to
have.
Paul Gilbert
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install.views(c(
"Multivariate", "Econometrics", "Finance",
"gR", "Bayesian",
"SocialSciences"),
repos = "http://cran.at.r-project.org")
* Installing *source* package 'rcom' ...
Package 'rcom' can only be installed/used under Windows.
ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rcom'
** Removing
'/home/paul/toolchain/R/Linux-2.6.7-mm6/R-2.3.0/site-library/rcom'
* Installing *source* package 'BRugs' ...
Package 'BRugs' currently only works under Windows.\nIt is supposed to
work under Linux in future releases.
ERROR: configuration failed for package 'BRugs'
** Removing
'/home/paul/toolchain/R/Linux-2.6.7-mm6/R-2.3.0/site-library/BRugs'
* Installing *source* package 'mimR' ...
Package 'mimR' can only be installed/used under Windows.
ERROR: configuration failed for package 'mimR'
** Removing
'/home/paul/toolchain/R/Linux-2.6.7-mm6/R-2.3.0/site-library/mimR'
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Paul, ctv is a contributed package...> I am getting several errors about Windows only packages when I use > task views. Is this suppose to be a Windows-centric utility?No. I'll see whether there is an easy way to keep install.views() from installing Windows-only packages on non-Windows machines.> Also, I am sure there must be a simple way to tell which packages are > in a view, but I haven't found it.e.g., via: R> x <- available.views() R> x[[1]]$packagelist Best, Z
Paul Gilbert wrote:> I am getting several errors about Windows only packages when I use task > views. Is this suppose to be a Windows-centric utility?Paul, not at all, but the 3 packages mentioned below only work under Windows, because they depend on software such as DCOM, OpenBUGS and MIM, all of them available for Windows only.> Also, I am sure there must be a simple way to tell which packages are in > a view, but I haven't found it. If there isn't, it would be nice to have.For example: available.views()[[1]] Best, Uwe> Paul Gilbert > _______ > > install.views(c( > "Multivariate", "Econometrics", "Finance", "gR", "Bayesian", > "SocialSciences"), > repos = "http://cran.at.r-project.org") > > * Installing *source* package 'rcom' ... > Package 'rcom' can only be installed/used under Windows. > ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rcom' > ** Removing > '/home/paul/toolchain/R/Linux-2.6.7-mm6/R-2.3.0/site-library/rcom' > * Installing *source* package 'BRugs' ... > Package 'BRugs' currently only works under Windows.\nIt is supposed to > work under Linux in future releases. > ERROR: configuration failed for package 'BRugs' > ** Removing > '/home/paul/toolchain/R/Linux-2.6.7-mm6/R-2.3.0/site-library/BRugs' > * Installing *source* package 'mimR' ... > Package 'mimR' can only be installed/used under Windows. > ERROR: configuration failed for package 'mimR' > ** Removing > '/home/paul/toolchain/R/Linux-2.6.7-mm6/R-2.3.0/site-library/mimR' > > > ===================================================================================> > La version fran?aise suit le texte anglais. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This email may contain privileged and/or confidential inform...{{dropped}} > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel