[R] bayesm package not downloading via any mirror or repository

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, ekwaters wrote:

>
> OK still no luck, when, as you say it is clear that the package IS available.
> It really doesn't seem to matter what mirror I use and they can't all be
> down. I can install other packages such as LearnBayes, VCD etc with no
> issues, so can't be blocked at my end.
> My latest output:
>
>> install.packages("bayesm", dependencies=TRUE,
>> repos='http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/bayesm/index.html')
> Warning in install.packages("bayesm", dependencies = TRUE, repos =
> "http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/bayesm/index.html") :
>         argument 'lib' is missing: using /usr/local/lib/R/site-library
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/bayesm/index.html/src/contrib
> dependency '‘bayesm’' is not available

That is not the correct repository for CRAN!  Try
repos='http://cran.r-project.org"

> # when I nominate a mirror via the interface (and believe me I've tried many
> different ones!)

We don't know exactly what you did, though.  You could download the 
.tar.gz file and use repos=NULL.

> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> Warning in download.packages(unique(pkgs), destdir = tmpd, available =
> available,  :
>         no package 'bayesm' at the repositories
> E
>
>
> Uwe Ligges-3 wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> ekwaters wrote:
>>> I am a pretty new R user, I am running the latest linux version on
>>> xandros,
>>> updated with some extra debian packages, and I also run the latest
>>> windows
>>> version, but prefer linux.
>>>
>>> I am having trouble downloading "bayesm", it won't do it all from any of
>>> the
>>> sites on the web, I resorted to this one,
>>> http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/r-cran-bayesm.
>>
>> If you use install.packages() note that you are downloading a source
>> package from a CRAN mirror rather than from some debian mirror.
>>
>> Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>   and got slightly
>>> further, but I think it is still not recognising a mirror. THis is my
>>> error
>>> message:
>>>
>>>> install.packages("bayesm")
>>> Warning in install.packages("bayesm") : argument 'lib' is missing: using
>>> /usr/local/lib/R/site-library
>>> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
>>> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
>>> Warning in download.packages(unique(pkgs), destdir = tmpd, available =
>>> available,  :
>>>          no package 'bayesm' at the repositories
>>>
>>> The package is certainly there.
>>>
>>> It could be my version of linux, I know.
>>>
>>> All I want to do is sample from a dirichlet prior, so I want rdirichlet
>>> and
>>> ddirichlet commands basically. If anyone can help or suggest an alternate
>>> package that would be great.
>>>
>>> E
>>
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