Hello, maybe this info is helpful for someone else, at least it is a reminder for me if the problem should reoccur: The last hours R drove me nuts because it wouldn't install new packages, or more irritating still: It would chose randomly which packages to install when given a list ("unable to move temporary installation" ). The solution was to turn of the indexation of folders. HTH Owe -- Owe Jessen Diplom-Volkswirt Hanssenstra?e 17 24106 Kiel jessen at econinfo.de econinfo.de
Prof Brian Ripley
2007-Dec-29 03:46 UTC
[R] FYI: Package installation problem with windows
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007, Owe Jessen wrote:> Hello, > > maybe this info is helpful for someone else, at least it is a reminder > for me if the problem should reoccur: > > The last hours R drove me nuts because it wouldn't install new packages, > or more irritating still: It would chose randomly which packages to > install when given a list ("unable to move temporary installation" ). > The solution was to turn of the indexation of folders.See the rw-FAQ Q4.8. It is not normal for the Windows' Indexing Service to cause any problems here, but enhanced versions can. -- Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk Professor of Applied Statistics, stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595