[R] Automatically install package dependencies

[David Winsemius]

On May 30, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Ronaldo Reis Júnior wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a R Package. It is working, but I can't that it install the
> dependencies automatically. When I try to install I receive this  
> message:
>
>> install.packages("./RT4Bio_1.0.tar.gz",dependencies=TRUE)
> Installing package(s) into '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library'
> (as 'lib' is unspecified)
> inferring 'repos = NULL' from the file name

Please read all of the messages

> ERROR: dependency 'ReadImages' is not available for package 'RT4Bio'
> * removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/RT4Bio'
> Mensagens de aviso perdidas:
> In install.packages("./RT4Bio_1.0.tar.gz", dependencies = TRUE) :
>   installation of package './RT4Bio_1.0.tar.gz' had non-zero exit  
> status
>
> But in description of the package I have this tag:
>
> Depends: ReadImages, MASS, survival
>
> Why R don't get the ReadImages package and install it automatically?

install.packages() is not set up to do a pan-repository scan by  
default. You would need to offer an argument to 'repos'.

-- 
David.

>
> Thanks
> Ronaldo
>
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David Winsemius, MD
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