That is odd. I can do: > library(XML) > sessionInfo() R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22) Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)
locale: [1] en_AU.UTF-8/en_AU.UTF-8/en_AU.UTF-8/C/en_AU.UTF-8/en_AU.UTF-8 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets [6] methods base other attached packages: [1] XML_3.9-4 loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] tools_2.15.1 Also under help(package='XML'), go to the Description file, I see: Date/Publication: 2012-01-31 07:37:18 Built: R 2.15.0; universal-apple-darwin9.8.0; 2012-03-31 00:12:17 UTC; unix Archs: i386, ppc, x86_64 I've not compiled it. But maybe there is a risk that if I try to do anything with it, it will fail? Is the difference that I have a 2.15.0 build? John Maindonald email: john.maindon...@anu.edu.au phone : +61 2 (6125)3473 fax : +61 2(6125)5549 Centre for Mathematics & Its Applications, Room 1194, John Dedman Mathematical Sciences Building (Building 27) Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200. http://www.maths.anu.edu.au/~johnm On 28/09/2012, at 10:24 AM, Simon Urbanek <simon.urba...@r-project.org> wrote: > > On Sep 27, 2012, at 6:25 PM, <ricardo.julio.rodriguez.fernan...@sergas.es> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to confirm I understand how packages are installed and manage in >> R to be able to better interpret error/warning messages. >> >> In a Mac OS X installation of R I get this error: >> >>> require(XML) >> Loading required package: XML >> Failed with error: ‘package ‘XML’ is not installed for 'arch=x86_64'’ >> >> But the graphical interface R Package Installer says that version 3.9-4 is >> installed. >> > > It is installed, but only for 32-bit and you are trying to load it in 64-bit > R. > > >> Please, where am I wrong? > > Use 32-bit R or if you want to use XML in 64-bit R, you have to compile it > for 64-bit. AFAICS XML currently doesn't pass checks on any platform, so > there are no binaries and you have to compile it from sources. If you want > both 32-bit and 64-bit you'll have to use --merge-multiarch INSTALL option or > use the two-step process described in the Mac FAQ. > > Cheers, > Simon > > >> Thanks! >> >> >>> sessionInfo() >> R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22) >> Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit) >> >> locale: >> [1] en_GB.UTF-8/en_GB.UTF-8/en_GB.UTF-8/C/en_GB.UTF-8/en_GB.UTF-8 >> >> attached base packages: >> [1] graphics grDevices utils datasets stats methods base >> >> other attached packages: >> [1] foreign_0.8-50 >> >> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >> [1] tools_2.15.1 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ricardo Rodríguez >> Research Management and Promotion Technician >> Technical Secretariat >> Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS) >> http://www.idisantiago.es >> >> Nota: A información contida nesta mensaxe e os seus posibles documentos >> adxuntos é privada e confidencial e está dirixida únicamente ó seu >> destinatario/a. Se vostede non é o/a destinatario/a orixinal desta mensaxe, >> por favor elimínea. A distribución ou copia desta mensaxe non está >> autorizada. >> >> Nota: La información contenida en este mensaje y sus posibles documentos >> adjuntos es privada y confidencial y está dirigida únicamente a su >> destinatario/a. Si usted no es el/la destinatario/a original de este >> mensaje, por favor elimínelo. La distribución o copia de este mensaje no >> está autorizada. >> >> See more languages: http://www.sergas.es/aviso_confidencialidad.htm >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
