[R] aregImpute: warning message re: acepack and mace

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 adiamond at fas.harvard.edu wrote:

> i'm trying to learn how to use aregImpute by doing the examples provided with 
> the package, and after installing Hmisc.1.6-1.zip (for Windows),
> and running the very first example on R 1.7.1, i get an error message warning 
> me about "mace" (see below) and acepack.  
> 
> i found the acepack package, but its filename ends in tar.gz
> and i'm finding it difficult to open (because its designed for Unix, i guess).

No, because those are the sources for all platforms.

> is there an acepack.zip file?  is there any way that i can play
> with aregImpute on my Windows system?

You didn't look in the right place: it's described in rw-FAQ.  (Hint: it 
can all be done from the menus.  Hint2: Hmisc should be installed in the 
same way.)

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