[R] problems with .svg

Thu Jan 24 16:02:55 CET 2008

Dear everybody,
I still didn't manage to install the RSvgDevice-Package. Please, note
the attached file: The server cannot seriousely be the problem. I would
be glad if you could find the mistake.
Thank you in advance.
Yours,
Mag. Ferri Leberl

Am Sonntag, den 20.01.2008, 18:29 +0000 schrieb Prof Brian Ripley:
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Mag. Ferri Leberl wrote:
> 
> > The program does not open the interface again to select am mirror.
> > Neither works
> >
> > install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,
> > repos="http://cran.r-project.org",contriburl="http://cran.r-project.org")
> >
> > the feedback here is
> >
> > Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos =
> > "http://cran.r-project.org",  :
> >         argument 'lib' is missing: using
> > '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
> > Warnung: unable to access index for repository http://cran.r-project.org
> > Warning message:
> > package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice",
> > dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.r-project.org",
> >
> > What is going wrong?
> 
> You incorrectly specified contriburl: you only need repos, and giving 
> contriburl incorrectly is the reason for the message you got.
> 
> I suspect chooseCRAN mirror() failed because the CRAN master was 
> inaccessible: it has been from here on and off all day.  In which case you 
> will need to select a different mirror.
> 
> > Yours, Leberl
> >
> >
> >
> > Am Sonntag, den 20.01.2008, 16:34 +0100 schrieb Gabor Csardi:
> >
> >> Yes, try another mirror. Austria should work. Or go to
> >> http://cran.at.r-project.org/src/contrib/PACKAGES.html
> >> and download the package directly and install it via
> >>
> >> R CMD INSTALL <package_file>
> >>
> >> You might need to give the '-l' options for where to install to.
> >>
> >> G.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 03:49:22PM +0100, Mag. Ferri Leberl wrote:
> >>> Thank you so far.
> >>> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE)
> >>>
> >>> returns
> >>>
> >>> Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE) :
> >>>          argument 'lib' is missing: using '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library'
> >>> Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE) :
> >>>          'lib = "/usr/local/lib/R/site-library"' is not writable
> >>> Would you like to create a personal library
> >>> '~/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
> >>> to install packages into?  (y/n) y
> >>> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> >>> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> >>> Warning message:
> >>> package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice",
> >>> dependencies = TRUE)
> >>>
> >>> When asked I chose for the Bamberg-mirror.
> >>> Can you recognize a mistake? Should I chose for a different mirror?
> >>> Thank you in advance.
> >>> Yours, Mag. Ferri Leberl
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Am Montag, den 14.01.2008, 19:21 +0100 schrieb Gabor Csardi:
> >>>
> >>>     Are you sure this is an R problem? I guess it is not, but
> >>>     rather a pstoedit problem.
> >>>
> >>>     You can use the RSVGDevice package, or the Cairo package to
> >>>     export your graphics directly into SVG from R.
> >>>
> >>>     Gabor
> >>>
> >>>     On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 07:10:13PM +0100, Mag. Ferri Leberl wrote:
> >>>    > Dear everybody!
> >>>    > I am making a graph in R and employ pstoedit to expot the .pdf-output
> >>>    > to .svg.
> >>>    > When I open the .svg with firefox I get the .svg-code shown wit the
> >>>    > following header:
> >>>    > "Mit dieser XML-Datei sind anscheinend keine Style-Informationen
> >>>    > verknÃ¼pft. Nachfolgend wird die Baum-Ansicht des Dokuments angezeigt."
> >>>    > Which information should how be included?
> >>>    > Thank you in advance.
> >>>    > Yours,
> >>>    > Mag. Ferri Leberl
> >>>    >
> >>>    > ______________________________________________
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> >>>    > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> >>>    > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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> >
> >
> 
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> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,
+ repos="http://cran.r-project.org")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.r-project.org") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.r-project.org")
> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,repos="http://cran.r-project.org")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.r-project.org") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.r-project.org")
> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,repos="http://cran.at.r-project.org/")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.at.r-project.org/") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.at.r-project.org/")
> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,repos="http://www.freestatistics.org/cran/")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://www.freestatistics.org/cran/") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://www.freestatistics.org/cran/")
> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,repos="http://cran.biokontakt.cz/")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.biokontakt.cz/") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.biokontakt.cz/")
> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,repos="http://www.centervenus.com/mirrors/CRAN/")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://www.centervenus.com/mirrors/CRAN/") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://www.centervenus.com/mirrors/CRAN/")
> install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE,repos="http://cran.rakanu.com/")
Warnung in install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.rakanu.com/") :
         argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/nemo/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.5'
Warning message:
package â€˜RSvgDeviceâ€™ is not available in: install.packages("RSvgDevice", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.rakanu.com/")
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