[Rd] R install problem on MacOS 10.5.1 (PR#10476)

[Simon Urbanek]

On Nov 30, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Saleem Bhatti wrote:

> Hello;
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> On 29 Nov 2007, at 14:44, Simon Urbanek wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2007, at 4:55 PM, saleem at cs.st-andrews.ac.uk wrote:
>>
>>> Full_Name: Saleem Bhatti
>>> Version: 2.6.1
>>> OS: MacOSX 10.5.1
>>> Submission from: (NULL) (81.187.216.162)
>>>
>>>
>>> Using R-2.6.1.dmg to do an automated install on MacOS 10.5.1.
>>>
>>> Installation fails with following text.
>>>
>>> Installation had errors.
>>> Install failed.
>>> The Installer could not install some files in "/".
>>> Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
>>>
>>> See window capture at:
>>>
>>> http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~saleem/tmp/r2.6.1-install_problem_on_MacOS_10.5.1.png
>>>
>>
>> That is not very helpful ;) - can you send me the full installer  
>> log, please?
>
> I thought it might not be very useful, but I did not know where I  
> would find more information - apologies. Where will I find the  
> installer log?
>

Window -> Installer Log
You can then use Save ... to save it in a file.


>>
>>
>> Also the screen shot doesn't look like automated install (that is  
>> just one command line) - what do you mean exactly?
>
> The installer that runs from R-2.6.1.dmg.
>

Well, yes, but you said "automated install" - so how were you running  
an "automated" install? For me automated install is run via /usr/sbin/ 
installer utility and that doesn't have any UI, so I was wondering  
what are you using exactly?

Thanks,
Simon