[R] update.packages() doesn't work anymore

[s-luppescu@uchicago.edu]

On 24-Jan-2001 Peter Dalgaard BSA wrote:
> s-luppescu at uchicago.edu writes:
> 
>> For some reason, update.packages(), one of the greatest features of R,
>> doesn't
>> work anymore (perhaps since I upgraded to 1.2.1?). It downloads the new
>> packages, but when it tries to build them, I get this message:
>> 
>> WARNING: ignoring environment value of R_HOME
>> /var/tmp/R-base-root/usr/lib/R/bin/Rcmd:
>> /var/tmp/R-base-root/usr/lib/R/bin/Rcmd: No such file or directory
>> 
>> I save the downloaded packages and then do R INSTALL <pkgname> at the
>> command
>> line, and it works fine. I tried setting lib=/usr/lib/R and also the R_HOME
>> environment var, but that didn't help. What am I doing wrong?
> 
> What does "R RHOME" tell you?

[root at musuko:~] <14:22:44> 994  ->> R RHOME
/usr/lib/R

> Is R_HOME set in the environment? If so, try removing it.

No. R_HOME is blank. I tried setting it to /usr/lib/R but had the same results.
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