Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
Your .libPaths() has a single component. The number
of characters in it is not relevant so it should be bringing
in the dependenies. Suggest you try this:
debug(utils:::menuInstallPkgs)
and try using the menu now and see what
comes up.
> chooseCRANmirror()
> debug(utils:::menuInstallPkgs)
> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
debugging in: utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
debug: {
install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1], dependencies = NA,
type = type)
}
Browse[1]>
Cursor waiting quietly at that prompt, but nothing else happened after
entering the debug command and clicking the menu option.
Keep in mind I am not a programmer and this sort of deep dive into the
inner workings of a software tool I make use of is way outside my range of
experience.
Was there a next step I should have made, or is this what was supposed to
happen? No list of packages appeared. The program simply paused waiting for
something else to be done by the human looking at the screen.
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Brian Lunergan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
dependencies = NA is only identical to dependencies = FALSE if
.libPaths()
has multiple components. If it has a single component then its the
same as dependencies = c("Depends", "Imports"). Read the
dependencies= entry on the ?install.packages page. Also read
?.libPaths
Ok, ran .libPaths() and got:
.libPaths()
[1] "C:/R-2.7.0/library"
That, as I understand the notes, is a valid path entry of > 1 character.
What am I missing about this? I already know, using the install.packages
example below, that explicitly stating dep = TRUE sends R off on a hunt for
the dependencies of a particular package during installation. What I would
like to know and understand is whether that is the only way to do so since
dep = TRUE has been turned off for the Install package(s) menu option or is
there a 'tweak' of the menu possible to turn the ability back on without
having to recompile the whole blessed program??
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Brian Lunergan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Evening again folks:
Bear with me while crow is consumed. I had asserted that 2.7.2 had dep =
NA
while prior installations had it turned on. Incorrect on my part. Dumped
that version and stepped back two iterations to 2.7.0. Tried it with that
one and the setting is indeed off for installing by menu. My apologies
for
the lack of information in my original post and for what has clearly
turned
out to be a misconception on my part.
My question now... Is there a modification I can make to turn dep back on
when using the menu without recompiling, or is install.packages() the
only
way to install and have the program chase the needed dependencies for a
package?
BTW, here is a more detailed look at the current run with 2.7.0.
R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22)
i386-pc-mingw32
locale:
LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252
attached base packages:
[1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base
loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] tools_2.7.0
OS is Windows XP SP2
Chose Ontario, Canada using Packages>Set CRAN mirror
Chose ctv using Packages>Install package(s). ctv was all that was pulled
in.
Retried using install.packages("ctv", dep = TRUE) at the prompt and
pulled
in XML and ctv.
--
Brian Lunergan
Nepean, Ontario
Canada
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