[R] packages install dependencies

[Uwe Ligges]

On 17.04.2012 15:21, mail.bioinfo at fr.netgrs.com wrote:
> Hi
>
> I checked inside the directory but I have the PACKAGE file as you can see
>
> ls /home/bioadm/install/R_packages/test/PACKAGES
> PACKAGES     PACKAGES.gz
>
> I created them using this command
> write_PACKAGES("../test/", type="win.binary" )


Errr, given your path specifications, I assume you are not under Windows 
and given the extensions of the files, I assume you have source 
packages, hence you need a PACKAGES file for a source repository.

Uwe Ligges

>
> I retried  the command but I got the same error.
>
> install.packages("/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/test/marginalmodelplots_0.4.2.tar.gz", repos=NULL, dependencies =TRUE, contriburl="/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/test/")
> Installing package(s) into â/soft/R-2.8.1/lib64/R/libraryâ
> (as âlibâ is unspecified)
> Warning: unable to access index for repository /home/bioadm/install/R_packages/test/
> Warning message:
> package â/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/test/marginalmodelplots_0.4.2.tar.gzâ is not available (for R version 2.15.0)
>
> i checked also the permissions for this directory but it's OK as I created it with full acess for everyone
> drwxrwxrwx 2 bioadm test 155648 Apr 17 14:49 test
>
> Do you have any suggestions ?
>
> Joël
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de]
> Envoyé : mardi 17 avril 2012 14:25
> À :<FRsr BioInfo
> Cc : r-help at r-project.org
> Objet : Re: [R] packages install dependencies
>
>
>
> On 17.04.2012 10:57, mail.bioinfo at fr.netgrs.com wrote:
>> Hi Uwe
>>
>> Thanks for your answer.
>>
>> I tried to install the packages "marginalmodelplots_0.4.2.tar.gz" from
>> a local repository "/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/120416/" using
>> your suggestion (i.e. install.packages(....,
>> contriburl="/home/joel/RPacks"))
>>
>> I paste below the command
>>
>> install.packages("/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/120416/marginalmodel
>> plots_0.4.2.tar.gz", repos=NULL, dependencies= TRUE, type="source",
>> contriburl="/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/120416/")
>>
>> Warning: unable to access index for repository
>> /home/bioadm/install/R_packages/120416/
>> Warning message: In install.packages("/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/120416/marginalmodelplots_0.4.2.tar.gz",  :
>>     package
>> â/home/bioadm/install/R_packages/120416/marginalmodelplots_0.4.2.tar.g
>> zâ is not available
>
>
> Then you do not have a repository. Its defintiion is that it contains a PACKAGES file which it obviously does not contain.
>
> Nevertheless, you can create a PACKAGE file via function
> write_PACKAGES() in package tools.
>
> Uwe Ligges
>
>
>
>>
>> For info this package depends of the "locfit" package.
>>
>> What should I do ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Joël Masciocchi
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de]
>> Envoyé : lundi 16 avril 2012 19:06
>> À :<FRsr BioInfo
>> Cc : r-help at r-project.org
>> Objet : Re: [R] packages install dependencies
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16.04.2012 15:41, mail.bioinfo at fr.netgrs.com wrote:
>>> Hello R-Members
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have to install several R packages on a Unix server which doesn't have internet connection.
>>>
>>> I downloaded some packages manually and I installed it from source using the command R CMD INSTALL and it's work but in some cases I can't install the package because of the dependencies.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So I download all the R packages into a directory for example /home/joel/RPacks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it possible to configure the R commands (i.e. CMD INSTALL command or install.packages() function) in order that R looks for dependencies in my repository.
>>
>>
>> install.packages(...., contriburl="/home/joel/RPacks")
>>
>> Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Best Regards - Cordialement,
>>>
>>> Joël
>>>
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