> >> > > > > The helpfiles for 'download.file' was not that helpful. But maybe it's just me > > not being able to read them correctly. > > Yes, looks like this is the case. > > > I tried to call install.packages with the 'method=wget', and hoped for a > > username and password dialog. But no luck. > > The help page says "if proper values are stored in the configuration > file for wget", so why do you expect a dialog? > > Best, > Uwe Ligges >
Well, I expect a dialog because when I use (for example) ncftp without a conf file, I get a dialog asking me for site, usr and pwd. For me, not being a black belt R user, it's not so strange expecting a dialog of some kind when a usr/pwd is required. But maybe that's just me... And I misunderstood the helpfile. I thought it referred to proxy servers alone, and that it didn't concern Apache Authentication. My error. Thanks for clearing that up. My misunderstanding -> Method ‘"wget"’ can be used with proxy firewalls which require user/password authentication if proper values are stored in the configuration file for ‘wget’. So, I added 'http_user=usr' and 'http_passwd=pwd' to my /etc/wgetrc and run: install.packages(repos='http://www.myServer.se/myRepo/', method='wget', pkgs='myLib', dep=TRUE) Bob is my uncle! ______________________________________________ R-help@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.
