10:08 > Looks like it was an oversight. I'll fix it. > 10:35 > Looks like the corresponding " else if " clause got omitted in > > tools:::.install_packages() > > and before that in share/R/RINSTALL. > 12:34 > Brian Ripley got there first, so it's fixed now in R-devel and R-patched. I thank you all, and am amazed at the speed of response. Jim