[R] Error message while trying to update packages: Error in gzfile(file, mode) : unable to open connection

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, Bob Green wrote:

> Hello,
>
>  I have just installed v 2.6.2 on a new computer running Windows XP
> and tried to perform 'update packages' via the menu option on the R console.
>
> Any advice on the following problem is much appreciated.
>
> Bob
>
>
> Below are the warning and error messages received. A search of the
> hard drive does not reveal any file including "RtmpgMMu03/libloc" .

It is the session temporary directory, so will not be there after the 
session.

I think you have some things in your startup directories that do not work 
-- try starting R with --vanilla.  In particular something is looking for 
package filehash, and that must be in your code.

>
>
> > update.packages(ask='graphics')
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://cran.au.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.6
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.6
> Error in gzfile(file, mode) : unable to open connection
> In addition: Warning message:
> In gzfile(file, mode) :
>   cannot open compressed file
> 'C:\DOCUME~1\Bob\LOCALS~1\Temp\RtmpgMMu03/libloc_C%3a%2fPROGRA%7e1%2fR%2fR-26%7e1.2%2flibraryVersion,Priority,Bundle,Contains,Depends,Imports,Suggests,Built.rds',
> probable reason 'No such file or directory'
> > local({pkg <- select.list(sort(.packages(all.available = TRUE)))
> + if(nchar(pkg)) library(pkg, character.only=TRUE)})
> > local({pkg <- select.list(sort(.packages(all.available = TRUE)))
> + if(nchar(pkg)) library(pkg, character.only=TRUE)})
> Loading required package: filehash
> Error: package 'filehash' could not be loaded
> In addition: Warning message:
> In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc
> = lib.loc) :
>   there is no package called 'filehash'
>
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