[R] package xpose4 in Vista - Update

[Uwe Ligges]

On 30.07.2010 08:56, Santosh wrote:
> Thanks for your response. How do I install xpose4 package with R.2.11.1?


Only by unbundling it manually and installing the separate packages from 
sources afterwards. I highly suggest to contact the maintainers.

Uwe


> -Santosh
>
> 2010/7/29 Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de
> <mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>>
>
>     The binary package you downloaded is a binary for R < 2.11.x. Since
>     it is a package bndle, it cannot work on R-2.11.x anymore: Package
>     bundles are no longer supported.
>
>     Best,
>     Uwe Ligges
>
>
>
>     On 29.07.2010 02:11, Santosh wrote:
>
>         Dear R experts,
>
>         There seems to be a problem (please see the error messages
>         below) with the
>         installation of the latest version of xpose4 (version 4.2.1)
>         with the latest
>         R version.(2.11.1)... I didn't face such installation problems
>         when using
>         version R.2.10.1
>
>         Would really appreciate your assistance in debugging
>         installation of xpose
>         4..2.1 with R.2.11.1
>
>         Thanks again..
>         -Santosh
>
>         On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Santosh<santosh2005 at gmail.com
>         <mailto:santosh2005 at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>
>             Dear R experts...
>             I would really appreciate your suggestions in installing a
>             package in
>             Windows Vista...
>
>             I am unable to install a package on a windows vista based
>             computer, in
>             spite of running it as an administrator. The package
>             "xpose4.2.1" is
>             available from "
>             https://sourceforge.net/projects/xpose/files/Xpose4/Xpose_4.2.1/xpose4_4.2.1_win32.zip/download
>             "
>
>             Following is the error message when I try to install the
>             package from the
>             Rgui command line...
>             I get similar errors when I try to install the packages from
>             Rgui
>             ("Packages | Install packages from local zip files") menu,
>             but with default
>             lib="C:/Users/santosh/Documents/R/win-library/2.11"
>             .___________________________________________________________
>
>
>             install.packages("C:/Users/santosh/Downloads/xpose4_4.2.1_win32.zip",repos=NULL,lib="C:/Program
>             Files/R/R-2.11.1/library")
>             Error in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection
>             In addition: Warning message:
>             In gzfile(file, "r") :
>                cannot open compressed file
>             'xpose4_4.2.1_win32/DESCRIPTION', probable
>             reason 'No such file or directory'
>             ____________________________________________________________
>
>
>
>             However, I see "fileXXXXXXXX" folder in which the library
>             related folders
>             are installed, and contains different xpose4 related folders..
>
>             Thanks again,
>             Santosh
>
>
>
>
>
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