[R] R 2.13.1 can't find package binaries on R-Forge

[Ista Zahn]

Hi Michael,
The easiest thing to do is just install the source package with

install.packages("p3d", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org", type = "source")

You'll need install some prerequisite software first (if you've not
already done so). See
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset

Best,
Ista
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Michael Friendly <friendly at yorku.ca> wrote:
> [Env: Win XP]
> I've just upgraded from R 2.12.2 to R 2.13.1.  As part of my upgrade
> process, I typically install some in-development
> packages from R-Forge that are not on cran.  But for the first time, it
> doesn't work.
>
> e.g.,
>  > install.packages("p3d", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
> trying URL
> 'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip'
> Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
>   cannot open URL
> 'http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.13/p3d_0.02-2.zip'
> In addition: Warning message:
> In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
>   cannot open: HTTP status was '404 Not Found'
> Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available,  :
>   download of package 'p3d' failed
>
> The list of packages I install this way is:
>
> special <- c("p3d", "patchDVI", "spacemakeR", "spida")
> install.packages(special,repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
>
>
> Is this just an R-Forge problem?  The source packages are there, but not
> the windows binaries.  The log files
> are uninformative:
>
>
>    p3d log file (build_win64)
>
> Sun Jul 31 00:28:31 2011: Building binary for package p3d (SVN revision 19)
> using R version 2.13.1 Patched (2011-07-22 r56481) ...
>
> Package up to date. Not building ...
>
>
>
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Ista Zahn
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University of Rochester
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