Folks: A minor (R 2.2.0) Windows package install annoyance, but I can't figure out how to fix it. If someone could tell me how or point me to the appropriate docs, I would appreciate it. I set my CRAN mirror in my Rprofile.site file. After startup, I get:> getOption('repos')CRAN "http:/cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/">However, when I then go to the GUI "Packages" menu item and click on "Install packages..." I get:> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()Warning: unable to access index for repository http:/cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/contrib/2.2 Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1], dependencies = TRUE, type type) : no packages were specified However, If I now manually set my mirror (through the menu: "Set Cran mirror" item, which invokes chooseCRANmirror()) , and now check my repos option, I get again:> getOption('repos')CRAN "http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu" ## but now the "install packages.." menu choice works! Is there an easy way to avoid having to manually re-specify my CRAN mirror? My apologies for wasted bandwidth if I have overlooked something obvious, which I believe is the case. Many thanks. -- Bert Bert Gunter Genentech
Berton Gunter wrote:> Folks: > > A minor (R 2.2.0) Windows package install annoyance, but I can't figure out > how to fix it. If someone could tell me how or point me to the appropriate > docs, I would appreciate it. > > I set my CRAN mirror in my Rprofile.site file. After startup, I get: > > >>getOption('repos') > > CRAN > "http:/cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/" > > > However, when I then go to the GUI "Packages" menu item and click on > "Install packages..." I get: > > >>utils:::menuInstallPkgs() > > Warning: unable to access index for repository > http:/cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/contrib/2.2 > Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1], dependencies = TRUE, type > type) : > no packages were specified > > > However, If I now manually set my mirror (through the menu: "Set Cran > mirror" item, which invokes chooseCRANmirror()) , and now check my repos > option, I get again: > > >>getOption('repos') > > CRAN > "http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu" > > > ## but now the "install packages.." menu choice works! > Is there an easy way to avoid having to manually re-specify my CRAN mirror?Yes: do not omit the second "/" after "http:" in "http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/" ..... Uwe Ligges> My apologies for wasted bandwidth if I have overlooked something obvious, > which I believe is the case. > > Many thanks. > > -- Bert > > Bert Gunter > Genentech > > ______________________________________________ > 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