[R] installing grid package

[Uwe Ligges]

The message days it all: "This [grid] is the name of a base package."
If you need a new version of grid: Upgrade R to R-2.12.0 which will be 
released tomorrow.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


On 14.10.2010 16:29, ogbos okike wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I can't understand why grid package failed to installed on my machine. Can
> anybody have a look and advice on where I am missing it.
>
>   My R version is 2.9.2. After untarring:  tar xzvf grid_0.7-4.tar.gz, I
> tried to configure or make but none worked, 'no such files'. I have also
> tried using : sudo R CMD INSTALL /home/ogbos/Desktop/goo/grid_0.7-4.tar.gz
> which also resulted in the error below.
> * Installing to library '/home/ogbos/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.8'
> * Installing *source* package 'grid' ...
> Error: Invalid DESCRIPTION file
>
> Invalid package name.
> This is the name of a base package.
>
> Execution halted
> ERROR: installing package DESCRIPTION failed
>
> Thanks for any advice.
> Ogbos
>
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