[R] RQuantLib
David Winsemius
dwinsemius at comcast.net
Sat Dec 30 18:49:18 CET 2017
> On Dec 30, 2017, at 9:46 AM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>> On Dec 30, 2017, at 9:44 AM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
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>>> On Dec 30, 2017, at 7:54 AM, rsherry8 <rsherry8 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> OA,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response. I downloaded the file RQuantLib_0.4.4.tar.gz
>>> into a directory c:\r.zip on my Windows machine. I then ran the
>>> following command and I received the following output:
>>>
>>>> install.packages("RQuantLib", lib="/r.zip/")
>>> Warning message:
>>> package ‘RQuantLib’ is not available (for R version 3.4.3)
>>
>> The install.packages command should include repo=NULL when installing from local binary package, and it also should include type="source"
Added the missing dbl-quote.
>> when the package is not binary.
>
> Furthermore, the system requirements in the DESCRIPTION file are:
>
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> SystemRequirements: QuantLib library (>= 1.8.0) from http://quantlib.org, Boost library from http://www.boost.org
And finally (perhaps):
The binaries at CRAN for windows are still at 0.4.2 so you might consider install that version from source:
RQuantLib_0.4.2.tar.gz at https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/RQuantLib/RQuantLib_0.4.2.tar.gz
>
>
>>>
>>> I did not unpack the .gz file. Should I have?
>>>
>>> Please comment.
>>> Bob Sherry
>>>
>>> On 12/30/2017 2:24 AM, Orvalho Augusto wrote:
>>>> Hi Bob,
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what is the cause of your trouble but try this:
>>>> 1. Download the zip of package.
>>>>
>>>> 2. And install it from local zip files. This you find on the Packages
>>>> menu.
>>>>
>>>> Hope it helps
>>>> OA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 10:31 AM, rsherry8 <rsherry8 at comcast.net
>>>> <mailto:rsherry8 at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Joshua,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the response. When you said at least version 3.4.0, I
>>>> upgraded to 3.4.2 which I believe is the current version. Now, I
>>>> attempted to install the package RQuantLib but it did not work.
>>>> Here is what I got:
>>>>
>>>>> install.packages("RQuantLib")
>>>> Installing package into ‘C:/Users/rsher/Documents/R/win-library/3.4’
>>>> (as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
>>>> Warning message:
>>>> package ‘RQuantLib’ is not available (for R version 3.4.2)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bob Sherry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/28/2017 10:28 PM, Joshua Ulrich wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 6:02 PM, rsherry8
>>>> <rsherry8 at comcast.net <mailto:rsherry8 at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have recently installed R on my new computer. I also
>>>> want to install the
>>>> package RQuantLib. So I run the following command and get
>>>> the following
>>>> output:
>>>>
>>>> install.packages("RQuantLib")
>>>>
>>>> Installing package into
>>>> ‘C:/Users/rsher/Documents/R/win-library/3.2’
>>>> (as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
>>>> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
>>>> Warning message:
>>>> package ‘RQuantLib’ is not available (for R version 3.2.4
>>>> Revised)
>>>>
>>>> The package did not install. Am I doing something wrong.
>>>> Is the package
>>>> going to be updated for the latest version of R?
>>>>
>>>> Windows binary packages are only built for the most current
>>>> (major)
>>>> version of R. You need to upgrade to at least R-3.4.0, or you
>>>> will
>>>> have to install RQuantLib (and therefore QuantLib itself) from
>>>> source.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bob
>>>>
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>> David Winsemius
>> Alameda, CA, USA
>>
>> 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.' -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
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> David Winsemius
> Alameda, CA, USA
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> 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.' -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
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