[R] Package installation failed

[Uwe Ligges]

Odette Gaston wrote:
> Hi Uwe and all,
> 
> Error message was:
> 
> error in normalizePath(path) :
> path[1]: no such file to load

Hmmm, what does traceback() tell you at that point?
Have you had a cionnection to CRAN and has something been downloaded?
If so, to which directory?
Where is R installed?
Do you have set some library path other than the R default?

Uwe Ligges



> Many thanks,
> Odette
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de
>> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Odette Gaston wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I am currently having the problem with using R 2.8.1 that I cannot install
>>> some of packages from CRAN or local drive and somebody may be able to help
>>> me.
>>> ex) faraway package and lme4 package. I have downloaded them in my hard
>>> drive as local, but still R was unable to find the package (message showed
>>> up as no such file). I could download most packages, but not all what I
>>> want. I showed my PC to R experts around and nobody had ideas. I've
>>> re-installed newest R and updated packages hundred times, but still same
>>> message came up.
>>>
>> So, what is the error message when you try, e.g.
>>  install.packages("lme4") ?
>>
>> Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>
>>  My working environment is:
>>> OS: XP
>>> Windows
>>> R2.8.1
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>> Thanks a lot,
>>> Odette
>>>
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