[R] What´s wrong with update.packages()

[Uwe Ligges]

Kenneth Cabrera wrote:
> Hi R users:
> I'm using R 1.6.2 version in W2K platform.
> When I use update.packages() to update from the CRAN site it shows me
> several outdated packages, for example
> 
> tseries :
> Version 0.9-6 in C:/rw1062/library
> Version 0.9-7 on CRAN
> 
> The system download them without any problem.
> 
> When the program ask me:
> 
> Delete downloaded files (y/N)?
> 
> I answer "n"
> 
> But when I use again the same update.packages() function, it appears the
> same packages that it was supposed to be updated, with the same messages.
> 
> Or if I call a package, for example 'tseries' it appears:
> 
>        `tseries' version: 0.9-6
> 
>        `tseries' is a package for time series analysis
>         and computational finance.
>         See `library (help=tseries)' for details.
> 
> The old package version, not the 0.9-7 new version.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thank you for your help
> 
> Kenneth Cabrera
> 

Works for me. See the "R for Windows FAQ" 3.8 for details.

Uwe Ligges