[R] Can't install package gbm, because packageVersion is not an exported object from namespace::Utils

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 12-04-16 6:28 PM, Douglas Colkitt wrote:
> I'm running R 2.11.1 on 64 bit Debian. I've had no problem installing any
> other CRAN packages, but installing package "gbm" fails due to:
>
> *** installing help indices
> ** building package indices ...
> ** testing if installed package can be loaded
> Error : .onAttach failed in attachNamespace() for 'gbm', details:
>    call: NULL
>    error: 'packageVersion' is not an exported object from 'namespace:utils'
> ERROR: loading failed
>
>
> In the utils namespace I have
>> utils::package [tab-tab]
> utils::package.contents    utils::package.skeleton
> utils::packageDescription  utils::packageStatus
>
> but no utils::packageVersion. I can install gbm on my MacBook in OS X no
> problem. Any idea what could be the issue.

R 2.11.1 is very old, and gbm appears to depend on having a newer 
version of R.

Duncan Murdoch

>
> Thanks,
> Doug Colkitt
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