R help - Aug 2013 - How to rebuild an R package that has been removed from CRAN?

Dear All,

My project requires the use of a specific R package. However, this R
package has been removed from CRAN. But its older version can be found.
Unfortunately, the older version cannot be used. The thing is, after I
downloaded the older version and unzip it into the library folder of  R,
and I input library("package name"), it says that the package "is
not a
valid installed package".

After an intensive search, I found a possible solution: to rebuild this R
package so that it may work properly. I have no idea how to make this
achieved because of my little experience on rebuilding an R package.

I highly appreciate your help.

Sincere thanks.
Zuofeng

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> On Behalf Of Shang Zuofeng
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 1:26 PM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] How to rebuild an R package that has been removed from CRAN?
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> My project requires the use of a specific R package. However, this R
> package has been removed from CRAN. But its older version can be found.
> Unfortunately, the older version cannot be used. The thing is, after I
> downloaded the older version and unzip it into the library folder of  R,
> and I input library("package name"), it says that the package
"is not a
> valid installed package".
> 
> After an intensive search, I found a possible solution: to rebuild this R
> package so that it may work properly. I have no idea how to make this
> achieved because of my little experience on rebuilding an R package.
> 
> I highly appreciate your help.
> 
> Sincere thanks.
> Zuofeng
> 
Well, you haven't told us enough to let us help you.  Given that you have a
zip file, I will assume for the moment that you are using some variant of MS
Windows.  I don't think you want to unzip that file directly.  I think you
want open R, go to the packages menu and choose install package from  local zip
file.  Whether that will work depends on your version of R, your OS, the
requirements of the package, why it was removed from CRAN, and a host of other
things.  If you want more detailed help, you need to provide the "at a
minimum" info requested in the posting guide.  It would also help if you
told us what package you are trying to install.

Dan

Daniel Nordlund
Bothell, WA USA