[R] Installing spdep

[Roger Bivand]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Suzanne E. Blatt wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I am trying to install the package 'spdep' and get the following error
> message when I invoke library(spdep) at the R prompt:
> 
> Error in loadNamespace(i, c(lib.loc, .libPaths()), keep.source)
>     There is no package called 'maptools'
> Error in library(spdep) : package/namespace load failed
> 
> I get this if I try to install 'on the fly' AND if I download directly
> from the download mirror (http://probability.ca/cran/) and then install
> inside my terminal (in superuser of course).
> 
> Any thoughts on where I can get 'maptools' or why it can't seem to
> locate it if it is indeed on my machine?

This was answered in 

http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02a/archive/13242.html

The spdep package depends on the maptools package, so install maptools
first, then spdep. That should mean that you can use it.

Roger

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Suzanne
> 
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