John Fox
2015-Jan-26 17:54 UTC
[Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows
Dear all, I've noticed the following problem for the past several days: ---------------- snip ----------------> update.packages(ask=FALSE). . . trying URL 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.zip' Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : cannot open URL 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.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 'zoo' failed ---------------- snip ---------------- Apparently, the subdirectory for the version number (/3.2) is missing from the URL. OTOH, install.packages() works fine: ---------------- snip ----------------> install.packages("zoo")trying URL 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/zoo_1.7-11.zip' Content type 'application/zip' length 878614 bytes (858 KB) opened URL downloaded 858 KB package 'zoo' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked The downloaded binary packages are in C:\Users\John Fox\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpuKqvB0\downloaded_packages ---------------- snip ---------------- Session info: ---------------- snip ----------------> sessionInfo()R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-25 r67615) Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1 locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252 [3] LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C [5] LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] tools_3.2.0 ---------------- snip ---------------- Best, John ------------------------------------------------------- John Fox, Professor McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
Henrik Bengtsson
2015-Jan-26 19:12 UTC
[Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows
We are several seeing this one. It's a known bug, cf. https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2015-January/070513.html Henrik On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:54 AM, John Fox <jfox at mcmaster.ca> wrote:> Dear all, > > I've noticed the following problem for the past several days: > > ---------------- snip ---------------- >> update.packages(ask=FALSE) > > . . . > > trying URL 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > cannot open URL > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.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 'zoo' failed > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > Apparently, the subdirectory for the version number (/3.2) is missing from > the URL. OTOH, install.packages() works fine: > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > >> install.packages("zoo") > trying URL > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 878614 bytes (858 KB) > opened URL > downloaded 858 KB > > package 'zoo' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > The downloaded binary packages are in > C:\Users\John Fox\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpuKqvB0\downloaded_packages > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > Session info: > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > >> sessionInfo() > R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-25 r67615) > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) > Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1 > > locale: > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252 > [3] LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C > [5] LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 > > attached base packages: > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > [1] tools_3.2.0 > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > Best, > John > > ------------------------------------------------------- > John Fox, Professor > McMaster University > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/ > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
Dan Tenenbaum
2015-Jan-26 19:17 UTC
[Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows
----- Original Message -----> From: "Henrik Bengtsson" <hb at biostat.ucsf.edu> > To: "John Fox" <jfox at mcmaster.ca> > Cc: "R-devel" <r-devel at r-project.org> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 11:12:39 AM > Subject: Re: [Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows > > We are several seeing this one. It's a known bug, cf. > https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2015-January/070513.html >See also https://bugs.r-project.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16172> Henrik > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:54 AM, John Fox <jfox at mcmaster.ca> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I've noticed the following problem for the past several days: > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > >> update.packages(ask=FALSE) > > > > . . . > > > > trying URL > > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > > Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > > cannot open URL > > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.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 'zoo' failed > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > Apparently, the subdirectory for the version number (/3.2) is > > missing from > > the URL.It's not that the version number is missing, it's that it's looking in the src/contrib section of the repository (which doesn't have a version number). Dan> > OTOH, install.packages() works fine: > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > >> install.packages("zoo") > > trying URL > > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > > Content type 'application/zip' length 878614 bytes (858 KB) > > opened URL > > downloaded 858 KB > > > > package 'zoo' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > > > The downloaded binary packages are in > > C:\Users\John > > Fox\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpuKqvB0\downloaded_packages > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > Session info: > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > >> sessionInfo() > > R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-25 r67615) > > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) > > Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1 > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252 > > [3] LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C > > [5] LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods > > base > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] tools_3.2.0 > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > Best, > > John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > John Fox, Professor > > McMaster University > > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > > http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/ > > > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus > > software. > > http://www.avast.com > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >
Henrik Bengtsson
2015-Jan-27 18:15 UTC
[Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows
It works again using: % R --version R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-26 r67627) -- "Unsuffered Consequences" Copyright (C) 2015 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) /Henrik On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:54 AM, John Fox <jfox at mcmaster.ca> wrote:> Dear all, > > I've noticed the following problem for the past several days: > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > update.packages(ask=FALSE) > > . . . > > trying URL 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > cannot open URL > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.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 'zoo' failed > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > Apparently, the subdirectory for the version number (/3.2) is missing from > the URL. OTOH, install.packages() works fine: > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > install.packages("zoo") > trying URL > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 878614 bytes (858 KB) > opened URL > downloaded 858 KB > > package 'zoo' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > The downloaded binary packages are in > C:\Users\John Fox\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpuKqvB0\downloaded_packages > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > Session info: > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > sessionInfo() > R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-25 r67615) > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) > Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1 > > locale: > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252 > [3] LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C > [5] LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 > > attached base packages: > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > [1] tools_3.2.0 > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > Best, > John > > ------------------------------------------------------- > John Fox, Professor > McMaster University > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/ > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Dan Tenenbaum
2015-Jan-27 18:24 UTC
[Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows
----- Original Message -----> From: "Henrik Bengtsson" <hb at biostat.ucsf.edu> > To: "John Fox" <jfox at mcmaster.ca> > Cc: "R-devel" <r-devel at r-project.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:15:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Rd] problem with update.packages() in R-Devel (3.2.0) on Windows > > It works again using: > > % R --version > R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-26 r67627) -- "Unsuffered > Consequences" > Copyright (C) 2015 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) >Indeed. I've closed PR#16172. Dan> /Henrik > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 9:54 AM, John Fox <jfox at mcmaster.ca> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > I've noticed the following problem for the past several days: > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > update.packages(ask=FALSE) > > > > . . . > > > > trying URL > > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > > Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > > cannot open URL > > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/src/contrib/zoo_1.7-11.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 'zoo' failed > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > Apparently, the subdirectory for the version number (/3.2) is > > missing from > > the URL. OTOH, install.packages() works fine: > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > > install.packages("zoo") > > trying URL > > 'http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/zoo_1.7-11.zip' > > Content type 'application/zip' length 878614 bytes (858 KB) > > opened URL > > downloaded 858 KB > > > > package 'zoo' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > > > The downloaded binary packages are in > > C:\Users\John > > Fox\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpuKqvB0\downloaded_packages > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > Session info: > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > > sessionInfo() > > R Under development (unstable) (2015-01-25 r67615) > > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) > > Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1 > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252 > > [3] LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C > > [5] LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods > > base > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] tools_3.2.0 > > > > ---------------- snip ---------------- > > > > Best, > > John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > John Fox, Professor > > McMaster University > > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > > http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/ > > > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus > > software. > > http://www.avast.com > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >
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