[R] can't install plotrix

[Jim Lemon]

On 08/16/2011 04:50 AM, Alison Waller wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having problems installing plotrix.  I tried installing it through install.packages, and from the unix command line, but each time it seems to stall when it is installing the help indices.
>
> has anyone had this same problem, is this package still maintained ?
>
> any help?
>
> thanks
>> install.packages("plotrix")
>>
>> I also tried using the source package
>> R CMD INSTALL plotrix_3.2-3.tar.gz
>>
>> both of them seemed to stall at installing help indices.
>> I cancelled after about 45 minutes of waiting.
>>
>> I tried to load the library incase the functions were loaded.  But
>>> library(plotrix)
>> Error in library(plotrix) : there is no package called 'plotrix'
>>
>> Any knowledge about the status of this package or such errors would be
>> great.
>>
Hi Alison,
I have installed the latest version both at home (Fedora 14) and work 
(Windows XP). You seem to be using Windows, and when I install at work, 
I manually unzip the package (don't ask - IT stuff). Have you tried 
unzipping the package to the local R library?

Jim