Steven, Package 'XML_2.6-0.tar.gz' is the Linux version, it doesn't unpack in Windows. For Windows you need to download and instal: 'XML_2.6-0.zip'. Which is available from: http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.10/
Cheers, Augusto -------------------------------------------- Augusto Sanabria. MSc, PhD. Mathematical Modeller Risk & Impact Analysis Group Geospatial & Earth Monitoring Division Geoscience Australia (www.ga.gov.au) Cnr. Jerrabomberra Av. & Hindmarsh Dr. Symonston ACT 2601 Ph. (02) 6249-9155 -----Original Message----- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Steven Kang Sent: Monday, 1 February 2010 10:56 To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] Installling source package Hi R users, Im trying to install XML source package (in window platform) using the following command. *install.packages(pkgs = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\skang\\Desktop\\Softwares\\R\\Library\\XML_2.6-0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source")* and get the following result. gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file /cygdrive/c/Rtools/bin/tar: Unexpected EOF in archive /cygdrive/c/Rtools/bin/tar: Unexpected EOF in archive /cygdrive/c/Rtools/bin/tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now ERROR: error unpacking tarball Warning message: In install.packages(pkgs = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\skang\\Desktop\\SK\\Softwares\\R\\Library\\XML_2.6-0.tar.gz", : installation of package 'C:/DOCUME~1/skang/Desktop/SOFTWA~1/R/Library/XML_2.6-0.tar.gz' had non-zero exit status I have installed Rtools from http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/ and have added 'Rtools\bin' to the environment variables path. Am I missing something? -- Steven [[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. ______________________________________________ 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.
