I'm not really sure this is the place to raise this, but here goes anyway. I've downloaded the 1.4.0 recommended package sources R-1.4.0-recommended.tgz multiple times from the main CRAN site. The sources have arrived corrupted each time (from multiple computers BTW). If I download the same file from the UCLA or University of Bristol mirror, I also get corrupt archive files. On the other hand, if I download from the University of Wisconsin mirror, the file arrives uncorrupted. I've verified this at each site multiple times using computers attached to T1 lines, to DSL lines, and to cable modem lines. I don't know much about mirroring, but is it possible that some mirror sites are storing (possibly) corrupted archive files while other sites have uncorrupted copies? I don't have this problem with any other files on the CRAN master site. ====================Dr. Marc R. Feldesman Professor and Chairman Anthropology Department Portland State University 1721 SW Broadway Portland, Oregon 97201 email: feldesmanm at pdx.edu phone: 503-725-3081 fax: 503-725-3905 http://web.pdx.edu/~h1mf PGP Key Available On Request ===================== "Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power." P.J. O'Rourke Powered by Optiplochoerus and Windows 2000 (scary isn't it?) -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Friedrich.Leisch@ci.tuwien.ac.at
2002-Jan-24 08:03 UTC
[R] ?Corrupt Recommended packages source
>>>>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:38:02 -0800, >>>>> Marc Feldesman (MF) wrote:> I'm not really sure this is the place to raise this, but here goes anyway. > I've downloaded the 1.4.0 recommended package sources > R-1.4.0-recommended.tgz multiple times from the main CRAN site. The > sources have arrived corrupted each time (from multiple computers BTW). If > I download the same file from the UCLA or University of Bristol mirror, I > also get corrupt archive files. On the other hand, if I download from the > University of Wisconsin mirror, the file arrives uncorrupted. I've > verified this at each site multiple times using computers attached to T1 > lines, to DSL lines, and to cable modem lines. > I don't know much about mirroring, but is it possible that some mirror > sites are storing (possibly) corrupted archive files while other sites have > uncorrupted copies? > I don't have this problem with any other files on the CRAN master site. The symptom you describe is possible (files from $CRAN/src/base that are only Ok in Wisconsin), because the CRAN master mirrors that directory from Wisconsin (and all other sites from the master site). However, I have just checked the file R-1.4.0-recommended.tgz at the master and I cannot see any problems ... what exactly do you mean by "arrived corrupted"? I can untar both the R-1.4.0-recommended.tgz file and all .tgz files contained in it without any problems. Have others experiences problems with the file? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Friedrich Leisch Institut f?r Statistik Tel: (+43 1) 58801 10715 Technische Universit?t Wien Fax: (+43 1) 58801 10798 Wiedner Hauptstra?e 8-10/1071 Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at A-1040 Wien, Austria http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~leisch ------------------------------------------------------------------- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._