[R] rimage package problems

[Michael Bedward]

Hi Ralf,

Are you using Mac OSX ? There isn't a binary available for OSX but you
can apparently install the package from sources. However, it seems
that you have to manually install some system dependencies first:

http://www.r-cookbook.com/node/18

I'm going to try it myself shortly.

Michael


On 28 September 2010 01:12, Ralf B <ralf.bierig at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I tried to install the rimage in order to get to the function
> ?read.jpeg. However, I get this error, independent what mirror I
> choose:
>
> install.packages("rimage")
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Warning message:
> In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
>  package ‘rimage’ is not available
>>
>
> Does anybody know what happend with the package? Is there an
> alternative, I simply want to draw a background picture for a plot
> using the standard graphics package.
>
> Thanks,
> Ralf
>
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