[R] Problem installing packages

Uwe Ligges
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:28:29 -0000

Jarek Jasiewicz wrote:
> since 2.9.0 version I have a problem with installing packages:
>
> install.packages("sp")
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/CRAN/src/contrib
> Warning messages:
> 1: In open.connection(con, "r") : unable to resolve ''
> 2: In list.files(lib) : list.files: 'sp' is not a readable
directory
>
> the reposityry is working, is accesible and sp package is in the repo
>
> sdo I something wrong?


Have you tried another mirror (that one seems to be quite slow currently)?

Uwe Ligges


> Jarek
>
> ______________________________________________
> 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.