[Rd] Can´t start help and update on Mac (PR#6920

[Prof Brian Ripley]

reposTools is part of Bioconductor not R.  Please use the correct bug 
repository.

Note that PR#6920 does not mention any `error message' whatsoever (nor
does it claim to): the message quoted

help.start()
Making links in per-session dir ...
If /usr/bin/open is already running, it is *not* restarted, and you 
must switch to its
     window.
Otherwise, be patient ...

is the standard informational message.  We need to know what the error 
actually is.  If no browser window opens, then does it help to have one 
open already?  (Was true of Netscape 7.0.)  Does setting a more standard 
browser (e.g. Mozilla) solve this ....

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 kestler at onlinehome.de wrote:

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> Hi,
> 
> I get exactly the same error message as in report no 6920. Furthermore, 
> starting "update Bioconducter" the following message appears (running 
> Mac OS X 10.3.4 (7H63)) :
> 
>  > {library(reposTools);update.packages2(getAllDeps=TRUE)}
> 
> Synching your local package management information ...
> Packages which have been added/updated:
> 	sm
> 	sma
> 	wavethresh
> 	
> 
> 
> 	Note: reposTools can not access 
> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library.
> 	This will not affect your R session unless you wish
> 	to install/update/remove packages from this directory
> 
> Note: argument `lib' is missing: using /Users/admin/Library/R/library
>   Note: argument `lib' is missing: using 
> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library
>   Note: argument `lib' is missing: using 
> /tmp/RtmpKEgaWQ/tempLibs/file3ab50c2a
> 
> Synching your local package management information ...
> 
> 	Note: reposTools can not access 
> /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library.
> 	This will not affect your R session unless you wish
> 	to install/update/remove packages from this directory
> 
> Error in lapply(locLibList, Package) : Object "locLibList" not found
> 
>  >
> 
> 
> Sincerely
> 
>            Hans Kestler


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