Rolf Turner
2010-May-06 23:59 UTC
[R] Problem with install.packages(); getting out-of-date version.
I recently tried to install the latest version of spatstat, from CRAN,
using the install.packages() function. It proceeded to install version
1.17-5 of spatstat, although the current version is 1.18-4.
Checking the CRAN mirror that I used (New Zealand) via Firefox, I found
that version 1.18-4 is indeed present on CRAN. I was able to download
and install version 1.18-4 ``manually'' without difficulty.
At first I thought that there must be something wrong with the NZ mirror,
but after some prompting from the maintainer of this mirror, I tried
others (Australia and Austria --- these being the first two on the list).
Same thing happened.
So the fault is not in our mirrors but in ourselves. Something wrong
with my system, or with the command I issued. But what?
The command:
install.packages("spatstat",lib="/Users/rturner/Temp")
# The ``Temp'' directory having been created for purposes of
experimentation.
The screen output from this command is:
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> trying URL
'http://cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz/bin/macosx/universal/contrib/2.10/spatstat_1.17-5.tgz'
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 4067414 bytes (3.9 Mb)
> opened URL
> =================================================> downloaded 3.9 Mb
>
>
> The downloaded packages are in
>
/var/folders/jf/jf8dJjGFE9i5Pjz0czKmhE+++TQ/-Tmp-//RtmpSpZagy/downloaded_packages
My system:
> sessionInfo()
R version 2.10.1 (2009-12-14)
i386-apple-darwin8.11.1
locale:
[1] en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8/C/C/en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8
attached base packages:
[1] datasets utils stats graphics grDevices methods base
other attached packages:
[1] misc_0.0-12 fortunes_1.3-7 MASS_7.3-5
Would up-dating to R 2.11.0 help? Why should that be necessary?
Where/how is install.packages() finding the out-of-date version?
Any insight appreciated.
cheers,
Rolf Turner
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Joshua Wiley
2010-May-07 03:04 UTC
[R] Problem with install.packages(); getting out-of-date version.
Hello Rolf,
This worked and installed 1.18-4 on both R 2.10.1 and 2.11.0 on Windows XP
local({r <- getOption("repos"); r["CRAN"] <-
"http://cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz/";options(repos=r)})
install.packages("spatstat")
At least on Windows, It looks like available.packages() is the
function used to retrieve a list of possible packages. I believe this
list is what is installed based on. When I run available.packages()
after setting the New Zealand mirror and weed through the output, I
see that package: spatstat is version 1.18-4. I don't know if looking
at available.packages() might help you learn more about how packages
are chosen.
Josh
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz>
wrote:>
> I recently tried to install the latest version of spatstat, from CRAN,
> using the install.packages() function. ?It proceeded to install version
> 1.17-5 of spatstat, although the current version is 1.18-4.
>
> Checking the CRAN mirror that I used (New Zealand) via Firefox, I found
> that version 1.18-4 is indeed present on CRAN. ?I was able to download
> and install version 1.18-4 ``manually'' without difficulty.
>
> At first I thought that there must be something wrong with the NZ mirror,
> but after some prompting from the maintainer of this mirror, I tried
> others (Australia and Austria --- these being the first two on the list).
> Same thing happened.
>
> So the fault is not in our mirrors but in ourselves. ?Something wrong
> with my system, or with the command I issued. ?But what?
>
> The command:
>
> ? ? ?
?install.packages("spatstat",lib="/Users/rturner/Temp")
> ? ? ? ?# The ``Temp'' directory having been created for purposes of
experimentation.
>
> The screen output from this command is:
>
> > --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> > Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> > trying URL
'http://cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz/bin/macosx/universal/contrib/2.10/spatstat_1.17-5.tgz'
> > Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 4067414 bytes (3.9
Mb)
> > opened URL
> > =================================================> > downloaded
3.9 Mb
> >
> >
> > The downloaded packages are in
> > ? ? ?
/var/folders/jf/jf8dJjGFE9i5Pjz0czKmhE+++TQ/-Tmp-//RtmpSpZagy/downloaded_packages
>
>
> My system:
>
> > sessionInfo()
> R version 2.10.1 (2009-12-14)
> i386-apple-darwin8.11.1
>
> locale:
> [1] en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8/C/C/en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] datasets ?utils ? ? stats ? ? graphics ?grDevices methods ? base
>
> other attached packages:
> [1] misc_0.0-12 ? ?fortunes_1.3-7 MASS_7.3-5
>
>
> Would up-dating to R 2.11.0 help? ?Why should that be necessary?
>
> Where/how is install.packages() finding the out-of-date version?
>
> Any insight appreciated.
>
> ? ? ? ?cheers,
>
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Rolf Turner
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Duncan Murdoch
2010-May-07 14:02 UTC
[R] Problem with install.packages(); getting out-of-date version.
Rolf Turner wrote:> I recently tried to install the latest version of spatstat, from CRAN, > using the install.packages() function. It proceeded to install version > 1.17-5 of spatstat, although the current version is 1.18-4. >One reason this could happen is that the package depends on an R version newer than you've got. (2.11.0 is current, you tried 2.10.1.) That doesn't appear to be the case now, but maybe it was when you tried? I'd try again, try a different mirror, etc. Duncan Murdoch> Checking the CRAN mirror that I used (New Zealand) via Firefox, I found > that version 1.18-4 is indeed present on CRAN. I was able to download > and install version 1.18-4 ``manually'' without difficulty. > > At first I thought that there must be something wrong with the NZ mirror, > but after some prompting from the maintainer of this mirror, I tried > others (Australia and Austria --- these being the first two on the list). > Same thing happened. > > So the fault is not in our mirrors but in ourselves. Something wrong > with my system, or with the command I issued. But what? > > The command: > > install.packages("spatstat",lib="/Users/rturner/Temp") > # The ``Temp'' directory having been created for purposes of experimentation. > > The screen output from this command is: > > >> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- >> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done >> trying URL 'http://cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz/bin/macosx/universal/contrib/2.10/spatstat_1.17-5.tgz' >> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 4067414 bytes (3.9 Mb) >> opened URL >> =================================================>> downloaded 3.9 Mb >> >> >> The downloaded packages are in >> /var/folders/jf/jf8dJjGFE9i5Pjz0czKmhE+++TQ/-Tmp-//RtmpSpZagy/downloaded_packages >> > > > My system: > > >> sessionInfo() >> > R version 2.10.1 (2009-12-14) > i386-apple-darwin8.11.1 > > locale: > [1] en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8/C/C/en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8 > > attached base packages: > [1] datasets utils stats graphics grDevices methods base > > other attached packages: > [1] misc_0.0-12 fortunes_1.3-7 MASS_7.3-5 > > > Would up-dating to R 2.11.0 help? Why should that be necessary? > > Where/how is install.packages() finding the out-of-date version? > > Any insight appreciated. > > cheers, > > Rolf Turner > ###################################################################### > Attention: > This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. > > This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal > www.marshalsoftware.com > ###################################################################### > > ______________________________________________ > 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. >