Dear gabor,
Many thanks for your answer. I indeed didn't check the read me text. Bests > From: ggrothendi...@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 08:44:13 -0400 > Subject: Re: [R] problem with installing a local zip file : GFCURE > To: marc_bern...@hotmail.co.uk > CC: r-help@r-project.org > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:17 AM, marc bernard > <marc_bern...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > I am trying to install a package called "GFCURE" from a local zip file. > > This package fits a cure survival model and has been downloaded from: > > > > You are assuming its in the form of an R *package* but its not. > Unzip it and read the readme.txt file. If you still have problems > contact the author. > > > http://post.queensu.ca/~pengp/software.html > > > > > > > > The problem is that when I try to install this package from a local zip > > file using R, I've got the following error message: > > > > > > > > Error in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection > > In addition: Warning message: > > In gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open compressed file > > 'gfcureWinR/DESCRIPTION', probable reason 'No such file or directory' > > > > > > > > First, I thought it was an internal problem. I then asked some of my > > colleagues to do the same thing and they had the same error message. > > > > > > > > I would be very grateful if you can help me on that matter. > > > > > > > > All the best > > > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > [[elided Hotmail spam]] > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _________________________________________________________________ [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.