[R] Rtools - "The setup files are corrupted" message when trying to install

[Henrik Bengtsson]

FYI,

Rtools212.exe:
File size: 44,224,666 bytes
MD5:15ce69dcfc989c43825bedeaa8389aa6

Rtools213.exe:
File size: 38,122,354 bytes
MD5: 09052655da7c6e8a81f2d398ed6004b5

/Henrik

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Martyn Byng <Martyn.Byng at nag.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Apologies if this is the wrong list to be sending this question to.
>
> I am trying to install a copy of the R tools required to create /
> compile packages on windows. After downloading Rtools from
> http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/ windows keeps complaining that
> "The setup files are corrupted".
>
> This has happened with both the Rtools213.exe and the Rtools212.exe
> downloads, and on both 32 and 64 bit Windows 7.
>
> Does any one know what I might be doing incorrectly, or where else I
> should be downloading them from.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martyn
>
> The version of R that I want to eventually use these tools with is
>
> platform       x86_64-pc-mingw32
> arch           x86_64
> os             mingw32
> system         x86_64, mingw32
> status
> major          2
> minor          13.0
> year           2011
> month          04
> day            13
> svn rev        55427
> language       R
> version.string R version 2.13.0 (2011-04-13)
>
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