[R] Installing Rgraphviz package on a windows vista pc

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2007, Ravi Vishnu wrote:

> Hi,

> I want to install Rgraphviz on a windows vista pc. The only source file 
> that I found in the bioconductor homepage is a tar file. I can't install 
> from this using the packages command in the R menu. I would like to get 
> some tips on how I can do the installation.
>
> Can I just place the extracted Rgraph folder (from the source tar file) 
> in the library folder of R2.6.1 along with the other packages? How do I 
> then alert R that this folder is there?

(No, it will not work.)

If you select the Bioconductor repository (from Packages -> Set 
Repositories) Rgraphviz will be found: it works for me.

If you need more help, please ask on the Bioconductor list (see the R 
posting guide).

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