R devel - Jul 2015 - update.packages(checkBuilt=TRUE, ask=FALSE): possible bug

Hello,
> version
               _
platform       x86_64-w64-mingw32
arch           x86_64
os             mingw32
system         x86_64, mingw32
status         Patched
major          3
minor          2.1
year           2015
month          07
day            16
svn rev        68681
language       R
version.string R version 3.2.1 Patched (2015-07-16 r68681)
nickname       World-Famous Astronaut

I have the options below:
options(pkgType='binary')
options(install.packages.check.source='no')

For some, but not allI repositories I get the error message below:
Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l,
contriburl contriburl,  :
  specifying 'contriburl' or 'available' requires a single type,
not type "both"

Is it a bug?

Best,
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> On 19 Jul 2015, at 06:05 , Jose Claudio Faria <joseclaudio.faria at
gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>> version
>               _
> platform       x86_64-w64-mingw32
> arch           x86_64
> os             mingw32
> system         x86_64, mingw32
> status         Patched
> major          3
> minor          2.1
> year           2015
> month          07
> day            16
> svn rev        68681
> language       R
> version.string R version 3.2.1 Patched (2015-07-16 r68681)
> nickname       World-Famous Astronaut
> 
> I have the options below:
> options(pkgType='binary')
> options(install.packages.check.source='no')
> 
> For some, but not allI repositories I get the error message below:
> Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l,
contriburl > contriburl,  :
>  specifying 'contriburl' or 'available' requires a single
type, not type > "both"
> 
> Is it a bug?
Possibly, but I think you need to give a more reproducible example. In
particular, which repositories and which packages? There is a fair amount of
combinations to try...

-- 
Peter Dalgaard, Professor,
Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School
Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Phone: (+45)38153501
Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk  Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com

Dear Peter,

I managed to reproduce the error in multiple repositories (
http://cran.at.r-project.org/, http://cran-r.c3sl.ufpr.br/, etc.).
However, after rebooting the computer it was no longer possible to
reproduce it.

I'll be monitoring ...

Best,



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Jose Claudio Faria
Estatistica
UESC/DCET/Brasil
joseclaudio.faria at gmail.com
Telefones:
55(73)3680.5545 - UESC
55(73)9966.9100 - VIVO
55(73)9100.7351 - TIM
55(73)8817.6159 - OI
55(73)8129.9942 - CLARO
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On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 4:50 AM, peter dalgaard <pdalgd at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> > On 19 Jul 2015, at 06:05 , Jose Claudio Faria <
> joseclaudio.faria at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >> version
> >               _
> > platform       x86_64-w64-mingw32
> > arch           x86_64
> > os             mingw32
> > system         x86_64, mingw32
> > status         Patched
> > major          3
> > minor          2.1
> > year           2015
> > month          07
> > day            16
> > svn rev        68681
> > language       R
> > version.string R version 3.2.1 Patched (2015-07-16 r68681)
> > nickname       World-Famous Astronaut
> >
> > I have the options below:
> > options(pkgType='binary')
> > options(install.packages.check.source='no')
> >
> > For some, but not allI repositories I get the error message below:
> > Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"],
l, contriburl
> > > contriburl,  :
> >  specifying 'contriburl' or 'available' requires a
single type, not type
> > > "both"
> >
> > Is it a bug?
>
> Possibly, but I think you need to give a more reproducible example. In
> particular, which repositories and which packages? There is a fair amount
> of combinations to try...
>
> --
> Peter Dalgaard, Professor,
> Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School
> Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
> Phone: (+45)38153501
> Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk  Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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On 7/19/2015 3:50 AM, peter dalgaard wrote:
>> For some, but not allI repositories I get the error message below:
>> >Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l,
"Package"], l, contriburl >> >contriburl,  :
>> >  specifying 'contriburl' or 'available' requires a
single type, not type >> >"both"
>> >
>> >Is it a bug?
I think that what Jose is referring to is this error message from 
install.packages(), even though he set
options(pkgType='binary')
Isn't that a bug?

Moreover, in a fresh R 3.2.1 session [Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 
(64-bit)], I see
 > getOption("pkgType")
[1] "both"

I think this is somehow related to the fact that install.packages() will 
now tell you if a more current source package exists and ask if you want 
to install from source.  But this would require RTools to
be installed to work.

IMHO, I consider this a major infelicity or design flaw, that will cause 
problems for naive and even experienced users. 
install.packages("foo")
should always work unless package "foo" cannot
cannot be found in getOption("repos")

-Michael