[R] Update.packages() seems to just stop

[Uwe Ligges]

"Dr. Stephan Martin Rudolfer" wrote:
> > > When using update.packages(), either directly or using the packages
> > > option at the top of the screen, I get the following messages.
> > >
> > > > update.packages()
> > > trying URL `http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/PACKAGES'
> > > Content type `text/plain' length 5164 bytes
> > > opened URL
> > > downloaded 5164 bytes
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > However, the first time I successfully managed to use
> > > update.packages(), it gave me the whole list of packages installed on
> > > R, with the options of downloading each one or not.
> > >
> > > What has changed, and how can I get back to the previous  results?
> > >
> > > Many thanks in advance for any help given.
> >
> >
> > That happens, if no packages are outdated. Do you think, there are any
> > updated packages on CRAN (since you run update.packages() the last
> > time)?
> >
> > Uwe Ligges
> 
> Many thanks for your comments.
> 
> I've no idea whether there are any updated packages on CRAN (since
> I ran update.packages() the last time);  what I do know is that the
> only package which I did update was "foreign", leaving the other ones
> un-updated.  That is why I was rather surprised not to be given any
> other packages to update.


If 
  old.packages()
results in NULL, there shouldn't be any outdated packages on your
system.

You can verify it with
  installed.packages()[,c(1,3)]
which shows installed packages and version numbers and
  CRAN.packages()[,c(1,2)]
which shows CRAN packages and version numbers

Uwe Ligges
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