[R] Help required to install package from a website

Sun Dec 14 15:59:15 CET 2008



Eamonn O'Brien wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am new to R and I'm looking to perform some method comparison
> analysis and would be grateful for some help regarding package
> installation.
> There is a package 'MethComp' that I want to use
> (http://staff.pubhealth.ku.dk/~bxc/MethComp/Courses/Sthm.2007/.)
> Unfortunately I am unable to install it. I have tried numerous
> approaches but to no avail. this is the first time I have tried to
> install a package 'outside' of R. My operating system is Windows XP.
> 
> Here's one attempt that does not work:
> 
> where="http://staff.pubhealth.ku.dk/~bxc/MethComp/Archive/?C=M;O=D"
> 
> install.packages("MethComp_0.4.1.tar.gz",contriburl=where)
> 
> Warning messages:
> 1: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... :
>   Line starting '<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLI ...' is malformed!
> 2: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... : Line starting '<html> ...' is malformed!
> 3: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... : Line starting ' <head> ...' is
> malformed!
> 4: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... :
>   Line starting '  <title>Index of /~ ...' is malformed!
> 5: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... : Line starting ' </head> ...' is
> malformed!
> 6: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... : Line starting ' <body> ...' is
> malformed!
> 7: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... :
>   Line starting '<h1>Index of /~bxc/M ...' is malformed!
> 8: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... :
>   Line starting '<pre> "/icon ...' is malformed!
9: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... : Line starting '<hr </pre> ...' is
malformed!
> 10: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... :
>   Line starting '<address>Apache/2.0. ...' is malformed!
> 11: In read.dcf(file = tmpf) ... : Line starting '</body></html> ...'
> is malformed!
> 

Download MethComp_0.1.19.zip  from the web site
(assuming you are using Windows) and use the "Install
local packages" option under the File (?) menu
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