Dear List: I have been using the MASS package until 5 minutes ago. I just updated some packages from CRAN, something happened and R crashed. I then started R again and tried to source in some code that calls MASS, but received an error that there is not a package called MASS. I then went to install packages from CRAN and MASS was not visible as an option and I then went to the CRAN website and did not see MASS as one of the contributed packages available. I looked at the changes in the last two editions of R-News and didn't see anything related to MASS. I might be missing something obvious. Has something happened to this package? Thanks, Harold Windows XP 2.0.1 [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
It's part of the VR bundle (for a _long_ time...) Andy> From: Doran, Harold > > Dear List: > > I have been using the MASS package until 5 minutes ago. I just updated > some packages from CRAN, something happened and R crashed. I then > started R again and tried to source in some code that calls MASS, but > received an error that there is not a package called MASS. > > I then went to install packages from CRAN and MASS was not > visible as an > option and I then went to the CRAN website and did not see MASS as one > of the contributed packages available. I looked at the changes in the > last two editions of R-News and didn't see anything related to MASS. I > might be missing something obvious. > > Has something happened to this package? > > Thanks, > > Harold > > Windows XP > 2.0.1 > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > >
You need to get the VR bundle from CRAN. MASS has been part of the VR bundle depuis longtemps. Like forever. But the packages in the VR bundle ship with R by default, so if you've installed R you should have those packages there automatically. So it would seem that something got damaged in the R crash that you spoke of. Perhaps you should re-install R. cheers, Rolf Turner rolf at math.unb.ca ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+== Harold Doran wrote:> I have been using the MASS package until 5 minutes ago. I just updated > some packages from CRAN, something happened and R crashed. I then > started R again and tried to source in some code that calls MASS, but > received an error that there is not a package called MASS. > > I then went to install packages from CRAN and MASS was not visible as an > option and I then went to the CRAN website and did not see MASS as one > of the contributed packages available. I looked at the changes in the > last two editions of R-News and didn't see anything related to MASS. I > might be missing something obvious. > > Has something happened to this package?
Harold, Try looking in C:\Program Files\R\rw2001\library (presuming the default install path) to see if the MASS folder is still there. If it is, then what exactly is the error message you are getting when you try library(MASS)? If MASS is no longer there, I would try the Packages > Install Packages from CRAN.. menu item in the R Console and see if VR is listed. If so, install that by the Select > OK process and MASS should be restored. Actually, this *might* work even if you still have a MASS folder. Hope that helps, Bill ------------------------------- Bill Pikounis, PhD Nonclinical Statistics Centocor, Inc. 200 Great Valley Parkway MailStop C4-1 Malvern, PA 19355> > > I have been using the MASS package until 5 minutes ago. I > just updated > > some packages from CRAN, something happened and R crashed. I then > > started R again and tried to source in some code that calls > MASS, but > > received an error that there is not a package called MASS. > > > > I then went to install packages from CRAN and MASS was not > visible as an > > option and I then went to the CRAN website and did not see > MASS as one > > of the contributed packages available. I looked at the > changes in the > > last two editions of R-News and didn't see anything related > to MASS. I > > might be missing something obvious. > > > > Has something happened to this package? > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]