Hi,
I sent an earlier message concerning this, but perhaps I wasn't clear
enough.
Up until about a month ago, I downloaded packages by clicking on the filename
of the package. Now this action leads me to a directory listing, e.g.:
drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 18:00:54 npmc/
-rw-r--r-- hornik/users 314 2002-03-20 11:33:42 npmc/DESCRIPTION
-rw-r--r-- hornik/users 202 2002-03-20 11:49:40 npmc/INDEX
-rwxr--r-- hornik/users 99 2002-03-20 12:18:34 npmc/build
drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 12:18:15 npmc/man/
...
from which I cannot download anything. It now appears necessary to FTP to:
cran.r-project.org
(or a suitable mirror) change to the:
pub/R/src/contrib
directory and download the package. While I appreciate the functionality of
install.packages(), one has to be connected to the Internet to use it, and I
have one old laptop that I use for remote work that has no such connection.
Downloading the source package is much more convenient than rebuilding a
package myself from the source code to upgrade this PC. I think that this
change should at least be announced with a suggestion for a suitable
workaround for those who need the actual source package.
R-1.8.0 on
RedHat Linux 7.2
Jim
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This makes no sense to me. "Clicking" where? Sounds like you've installed one of the unix winzip act-a-likes, i.e. guitar or karchiver or similar... Jim Lemon <jim.lemon at uts.edu.au> writes:> Hi, > > I sent an earlier message concerning this, but perhaps I wasn't clear enough. > Up until about a month ago, I downloaded packages by clicking on the filename > of the package. Now this action leads me to a directory listing, e.g.: > > drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 18:00:54 npmc/ > -rw-r--r-- hornik/users 314 2002-03-20 11:33:42 npmc/DESCRIPTION > -rw-r--r-- hornik/users 202 2002-03-20 11:49:40 npmc/INDEX > -rwxr--r-- hornik/users 99 2002-03-20 12:18:34 npmc/build > drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 12:18:15 npmc/man/ > ... > > from which I cannot download anything. It now appears necessary to FTP to: > > cran.r-project.org > > (or a suitable mirror) change to the: > > pub/R/src/contrib > > directory and download the package. While I appreciate the functionality of > install.packages(), one has to be connected to the Internet to use it, and I > have one old laptop that I use for remote work that has no such connection. > Downloading the source package is much more convenient than rebuilding a > package myself from the source code to upgrade this PC. I think that this > change should at least be announced with a suggestion for a suitable > workaround for those who need the actual source package. > > R-1.8.0 on > RedHat Linux 7.2 > > Jim > > Feel free to ignore any garbage beneath this line. > > -- > > DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachme...{{dropped}} > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >-- rossini at u.washington.edu http://www.analytics.washington.edu/ Biomedical and Health Informatics University of Washington Biostatistics, SCHARP/HVTN Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center UW (Tu/Th/F): 206-616-7630 FAX=206-543-3461 | Voicemail is unreliable FHCRC (M/W): 206-667-7025 FAX=206-667-4812 | use Email CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachme...{{dropped}}
Jim Lemon <jim.lemon at uts.edu.au> writes:> Hi, > > I sent an earlier message concerning this, but perhaps I wasn't clear enough. > Up until about a month ago, I downloaded packages by clicking on the filename > of the package. Now this action leads me to a directory listing, e.g.: > > drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 18:00:54 npmc/ > -rw-r--r-- hornik/users 314 2002-03-20 11:33:42 npmc/DESCRIPTION > -rw-r--r-- hornik/users 202 2002-03-20 11:49:40 npmc/INDEX > -rwxr--r-- hornik/users 99 2002-03-20 12:18:34 npmc/build > drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 12:18:15 npmc/man/ > ... > > from which I cannot download anything. It now appears necessary to FTP to: > > cran.r-project.org > > (or a suitable mirror) change to the: > > pub/R/src/contrib > > directory and download the package. While I appreciate the functionality of > install.packages(), one has to be connected to the Internet to use it, and I > have one old laptop that I use for remote work that has no such connection. > Downloading the source package is much more convenient than rebuilding a > package myself from the source code to upgrade this PC. I think that this > change should at least be announced with a suggestion for a suitable > workaround for those who need the actual source package. > > R-1.8.0 on > RedHat Linux 7.2The files on CRAN are still .tar.gz files, so I suspect that your browser is just trying to be smart (have you switched/upgraded it lately?). Normally (dep. upon browser, of course), you can just right-click on the link and select "Save link target as..." or shift/left-click. -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Blegdamsvej 3 c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics 2200 Cph. N (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - (p.dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk) FAX: (+45) 35327907
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:53:26 +1000, Jim Lemon <jim.lemon at uts.edu.au> wrote:>Hi, > >I sent an earlier message concerning this, but perhaps I wasn't clear enough. >Up until about a month ago, I downloaded packages by clicking on the filename >of the package. Now this action leads me to a directory listing, e.g.: > >drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 18:00:54 npmc/ >-rw-r--r-- hornik/users 314 2002-03-20 11:33:42 npmc/DESCRIPTION >-rw-r--r-- hornik/users 202 2002-03-20 11:49:40 npmc/INDEX >-rwxr--r-- hornik/users 99 2002-03-20 12:18:34 npmc/build >drwxr-xr-x hornik/users 0 2002-03-20 12:18:15 npmc/man/ >... > >from which I cannot download anything. It now appears necessary to FTP to:I just tried this, and I don't see what you describe. On the page http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/PACKAGES.html when I click on npmc, I go to a page describing the package (i.e. http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Descriptions/npmc.html), and can click on the package source link to download it. Maybe you're looking somewhere else? Duncan Murdoch