Hello Michael and Duncan, Thank you for your pointers. The file downloaded without the “gz” extension to my R working directory folder as a “tar” file. I did not unpack the file. I tried renaming the file and running the code with “gz” added - please see below.
> install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source") Warning: invalid package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz’ Error: ERROR: no packages specified Warning message: In install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source") : installation of package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz’ had non-zero exit status IBM support is pretty much useless as they do not offer support to students (I am a graduate student) and redirect me to the forums when I call them. I posted in their support forum once and no one ever responds. However, based on the SPSS add-on instructions, it is clear that I need a specific version of R. I do not logically see another alternative to installing the package for this version of R. I am very confused as to why the standard procedures for installing an R package are not working for the archived version of this package. Any other suggestions? Thanks again, Evguenia > On May 16, 2018, at 12:33 PM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 16/05/2018 11:24 AM, Evguenia Ignatova wrote: >> Hello, >> I am having difficulty installing the most recent compatible version of the >> “polycor" package (0.7-8), for R 3.2.1 on my Mac. Here is the package source >> page: https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/ >> <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/>. >> This version of R is necessary for the R Essentials for the IBM Statistical >> Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) extension. I found this thread on the >> problem >> (http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html >> <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html>) >> but it does not offer much help as my SPSS version will not recognize the >> most recent versions of R. > > I'd suggest contacting IBM for support. > >> The polycor package is not available in the repository of R 3.2.1. Here is >> the code I tried to install the package from the archive and the errors I >> received: >>> install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar", repos=NULL, type="source") >> Warning: invalid package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar’ > > As Michael said, you shouldn't unpack the tar.gz file. > > Duncan Murdoch > >> Error: ERROR: no packages specified >> Warning message: >> In install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar", repos = NULL, type = "source") : >> installation of package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar’ had non-zero exit status >>> install.packages("https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", >>> repos=NULL, type="source") >> Error in download.file(p, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : >> unsupported URL scheme >> Any ideas for other alternatives would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for >> your time! >> Best, >> Evguenia >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> 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. > On May 16, 2018, at 12:29 PM, Michael Dewey <li...@dewey.myzen.co.uk> wrote: Dear Evguenia What happens if you manually download the version you want and run install.packages() on that file? Your first attempt is on a .tar file not on the tar.gz file in the archive, not sure if that makes a difference. Michael On 16/05/2018 16:24, Evguenia Ignatova wrote: > Hello, > I am having difficulty installing the most recent compatible version of the > “polycor" package (0.7-8), for R 3.2.1 on my Mac. Here is the package source > page: https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/ > <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/>. > This version of R is necessary for the R Essentials for the IBM Statistical > Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) extension. I found this thread on the > problem > (http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html > <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html>) > but it does not offer much help as my SPSS version will not recognize the > most recent versions of R. > The polycor package is not available in the repository of R 3.2.1. Here is > the code I tried to install the package from the archive and the errors I > received: >> install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar", repos=NULL, type="source") > Warning: invalid package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar’ > Error: ERROR: no packages specified > Warning message: > In install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar", repos = NULL, type = "source") : > installation of package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar’ had non-zero exit status >> install.packages("https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", >> repos=NULL, type="source") > Error in download.file(p, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > unsupported URL scheme > Any ideas for other alternatives would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for > your time! > Best, > Evguenia > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > 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. -- Michael http://www.dewey.myzen.co.uk/home.html ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.