[R] R and google analytics

[Ista Zahn]

Hi,

I would start by installing the packages from CRAN instead of omegahat:

install.packages(c("XML", "RCurl"))

If you continue to have problems, try posting on the R-SIG-MAC list
(https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac)

Best,
Ista

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:53 PM, tmbassassin <zowechs07 at earlham.edu> wrote:
>
> so...
> i'm trying to integrate google analytics with R (statistics)-- i know it's
> possible, there's a lot of documentation and some walkthroughs on how to do
> it, but i can't for the LIFE of me get it to work or even know where to
> begin.
>
> for starters, the directions i'm following are from this website--
>
> http://code.google.com/p/r-google-analytics/
>
> i'm running an old black macbook with osx 10.5.8.
>
> i'm on the step of trying to get Rcurl installed, and i'm super stuck right
> there.
>
> the message i'm getting is this--
>
>
>
>> install.packages("RCurl", repos = "http://www.omegahat.org/R")
>
> Warning: dependency ‘bitops’ is not available
>
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
>
> http://www.omegahat.org/R/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.15
>
>
>    package ‘RCurl’ is available as a source package but not as a binary
>
>
> Warning message:
> package ‘RCurl’ is not available (for R version 2.15.2)
>
>
>
> so the answer seems obvious, Rcurl just isn't going to work, but that
> doesn't make any sense-- i have the most recent version of R (literally
> downloaded it yesterday,)
>
> furthermore, in order to get libCurl, for some reason i can't seem to
> download it without installing fink, which i definitely do not understand
> and i'm just not going to do, i don't need something as massive as fink for
> the download of one simple thing, but i can't find a workaround.
>
>
> any assistance anyone could provide would be absolutely awesome.
> if you need any more information from me let me know specifically what and
> i'll do my best
>
>
>
> p.s.-- please explain everything like i'm a 5 year old. my code-reading and
> comprehension abilities are limited at best.
>
>
>
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