Marcus, Jeffrey
2009-Mar-09 17:06 UTC
[R] Cannot update 2.8.1 packages: unable to access index for repository...
I am having trouble updating packages for R 2.8.1 in Windows XP. Note that I
*am* able to update packages for R 2.7.0 (see bottom of posting) so this is not
an Internet proxy problem. The steps I took were to
(a) Copy over packages from my existing (2.7.0) library subdiretory to the R
2.8.1 library subdirectory. This included a long list of packages including
RODBC, rpart, RGraphViz, ggplot2 and their dependents.
(b) From within Rgui, run update.packages(ask='graphics')
I tried this several times with different repositories and mirrors and each time
got messages like:
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.8
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://www.omegahat.org/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.8
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.8
Finally, I noticed that a recent R-help thread
http://www.nabble.com/Installing-the-Rstem-package-td22357873.html#a22362058
Includes the following comment (excerpted) from Professor Brian Ripley
a) There seem to be no Windows binaries on Omegahat for R > 2.7.
b) A few are available from CRAN extras (one of the default
repositories on Window), and I've added Rstem. ?So please try again
now.
Does this mean that I should update 2.8.0 libraries from zip files manually? Or
is there a more convenient workaround for updating?
By the way, here is what I see with R 2.7.0
> update.packages(ask='graphics')
trying URL
'http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.7/RODBC_1.2-4.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 195082 bytes (190 Kb)
opened URL
downloaded 190 Kb
package 'RODBC' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: cannot remove prior installation of package 'RODBC'
The downloaded packages are in
C:\Documents and Settings\jmarcus\Local
Settings\Temp\Rtmp5QBblK\downloaded_packages
updating HTML package descriptions
Thanks for any help
____________________________________________
JEFF MARCUS
Manager, Applied Data Analysis
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
One Wayside Road
Burlington ?MA ?01803
781 565 5000?? Office
781-565?5001?? Fax
NUANCE.COM
The experience speaks for itself (tm)?
Uwe Ligges
2009-Mar-09 17:19 UTC
[R] Cannot update 2.8.1 packages: unable to access index for repository...
Marcus, Jeffrey wrote:> I am having trouble updating packages for R 2.8.1 in Windows XP. Note that I *am* able to update packages for R 2.7.0 (see bottom of posting) so this is not an Internet proxy problem. The steps I took were to > > (a) Copy over packages from my existing (2.7.0) library subdiretory to the R 2.8.1 library subdirectory. This included a long list of packages including RODBC, rpart, RGraphViz, ggplot2 and their dependents. > (b) From within Rgui, run update.packages(ask='graphics') > > I tried this several times with different repositories and mirrors and each time got messages like: > > Warning: unable to access index for repository http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.8 > Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2. > Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.omegahat.org/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.8 > Warning: unable to access index for repository http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.8So it probably *is* a proxy problem (or you have no internet connection at all) and you forgot that you changed something for R-2.7.x..... Uwe Ligges> > Finally, I noticed that a recent R-help thread http://www.nabble.com/Installing-the-Rstem-package-td22357873.html#a22362058 > > Includes the following comment (excerpted) from Professor Brian Ripley > > a) There seem to be no Windows binaries on Omegahat for R > 2.7. > > b) A few are available from CRAN extras (one of the default > repositories on Window), and I've added Rstem. So please try again > now. > > Does this mean that I should update 2.8.0 libraries from zip files manually? Or is there a more convenient workaround for updating? > > By the way, here is what I see with R 2.7.0 > >> update.packages(ask='graphics') > trying URL 'http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.7/RODBC_1.2-4.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 195082 bytes (190 Kb) > opened URL > downloaded 190 Kb > > package 'RODBC' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > Warning: cannot remove prior installation of package 'RODBC' > > The downloaded packages are in > C:\Documents and Settings\jmarcus\Local Settings\Temp\Rtmp5QBblK\downloaded_packages > updating HTML package descriptions > > Thanks for any help > ____________________________________________ > JEFF MARCUS > Manager, Applied Data Analysis > > NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. > One Wayside Road > Burlington MA 01803 > > 781 565 5000 Office > 781-565 5001 Fax > NUANCE.COM > > The experience speaks for itself (tm) > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Charles Annis, P.E.
2009-Mar-09 18:10 UTC
[R] Cannot update 2.8.1 packages: unable to access index forrepository...
Are you using Microsoft OneCare? I had a similar problem accessing CRAN
(actually setting a CRAN mirror) several weeks ago with R2.8.1 while R2.6.2
could access CRAN with no difficulties. Even running R as Administrator
wouldn't work.
The problem proved to be that OneCare had asked for my permission to let
R2.8.1 access the internet, but I missed the request (the window was buried
elsewhere). Several days later the request again surfaced, I OKed the
internet access and all the problems vanished.
Charles Annis, P.E.
Charles.Annis at StatisticalEngineering.com
phone: 561-352-9699
eFax: 614-455-3265
http://www.StatisticalEngineering.com
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Subject: [R] Cannot update 2.8.1 packages: unable to access index
forrepository...
I am having trouble updating packages for R 2.8.1 in Windows XP. Note that I
*am* able to update packages for R 2.7.0 (see bottom of posting) so this is
not an Internet proxy problem. The steps I took were to
(a) Copy over packages from my existing (2.7.0) library subdiretory to the R
2.8.1 library subdirectory. This included a long list of packages including
RODBC, rpart, RGraphViz, ggplot2 and their dependents.
(b) From within Rgui, run update.packages(ask='graphics')
I tried this several times with different repositories and mirrors and each
time got messages like:
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.8
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://www.omegahat.org/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.8
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.8
Finally, I noticed that a recent R-help thread
http://www.nabble.com/Installing-the-Rstem-package-td22357873.html#a22362058
Includes the following comment (excerpted) from Professor Brian Ripley
a) There seem to be no Windows binaries on Omegahat for R > 2.7.
b) A few are available from CRAN extras (one of the default
repositories on Window), and I've added Rstem. ?So please try again
now.
Does this mean that I should update 2.8.0 libraries from zip files manually?
Or is there a more convenient workaround for updating?
By the way, here is what I see with R 2.7.0
> update.packages(ask='graphics')
trying URL
'http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.7/RODBC_1.2-4.
zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 195082 bytes (190 Kb)
opened URL
downloaded 190 Kb
package 'RODBC' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: cannot remove prior installation of package 'RODBC'
The downloaded packages are in
C:\Documents and Settings\jmarcus\Local
Settings\Temp\Rtmp5QBblK\downloaded_packages
updating HTML package descriptions
Thanks for any help
____________________________________________
JEFF MARCUS
Manager, Applied Data Analysis
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
One Wayside Road
Burlington ?MA ?01803
781 565 5000?? Office
781-565?5001?? Fax
NUANCE.COM
The experience speaks for itself (tm)?
______________________________________________
R-help at r-project.org mailing list
https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.