[R] CRAN Mirror definition error.

[Uwe Ligges]

You may have a proxy in your network that has to be used. Since this 
seems to be Windows: Please see the R for Windows FAQs for more information.

Best wishes,
Uwe



On 01.09.2010 19:43, Lenart, Joseph wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has run across this problem in the past and might be able to suggest a solution.
>
> I did a review of the FAQ's link trying to find a topic that closely related to the experience I was having, however I didn't see
> anything that might help in diagnosing the problem.
>
> While invoking the options under the "package" menu I get the following errors:
>
>> chooseCRANmirror()
> Warning message:
> In open.connection(con, "r") : cannot open: HTTP status was '0 (nil)'
>> setRepositories()
>> update.packages(ask='graphics')
> Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/R/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.11
> Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.11
>> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/R/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.11
> Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.11
> Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1L], dependencies = NA, type = type) :
>    no packages were specified
>> setRepositories()
>
> Does anyone have any insights into what might cause this issue, and how I might fix the problem?
> Any thoughts you may have would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance - Joe Lenart
>
> p.s. -  I have confirmed that I can access the mirror sites using a regular browser, so I do not believe this to be a security
> or firewall-related issue.
>
> Ad Astra...
> Joseph P. Lenart
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