[R] Issues with R3.5.2

[Janh Anni]

Thanks!

On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 8:38 PM prof.amitmittal <prof.amitmittal using gmail.com>
wrote:

> you can just use libpath to specify which packages to use instead of
> deleting libraries
>
> also use sessionInfo () at the beginning to see what is loaded
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung device
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
> Date: 25/12/2018 4:39 am (GMT+05:30)
> To: Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com>
> Cc: r-help using r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] Issues with R3.5.2
>
> Yes, that would be the personal library.
>
> There is one question in the installer that asks if you would like to
> create a personal library... I have always said yes, but I could imagine
> that saying no could lead to problems.
>
> On December 24, 2018 2:43:24 PM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com> wrote:
> >I am sorry I forgot to mention - I just looked in the
> >Documents\R\win-Library directory and only found folders for previous R
> >versions, specifically R3.0, 3.1 and 3.4.  So I must have deleted the
> >R3.5
> >folder as you initially advised or it was removed during the
> >un-installation.  Unless I am misunderstanding what you mean by the
> >R3.5
> >personal package library?  Thanks again
> >
> >On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 4:28 PM Jeff Newmiller
> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On December 24, 2018 11:14:40 AM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >Hello Jeff, Martin,
> >> >
> >> >I deleted 3.5.2 as suggested and tried 3.5.1 but still had the same
> >> >problems.  I still couldn't use read.table to load a data file and
> >> >still
> >> >had an error message when I tried to install a package. Usually
> >after
> >> >installing a new version of R, I would go to the R icon on the
> >desktop,
> >> >right click on it, click on Properties and then specify the folder
> >that
> >> >contains my data files in the "Start in" box, so that R
> >automatically
> >> >has
> >> >access to my data files.  Could that possibly be causing problems
> >with
> >> >these newer versions of R?
> >>
> >> No.
> >>
> >> > Also, there’s never a prompt during the
> >> >installation to Run as Administrator, so that could not possibly be
> >the
> >> >cause
> >>
> >> Yes, you have to go out of your way to Run As Administrator (RAA).
> >> However, regardless of how you initially encountered a problem, once
> >you
> >> did that there could be any number of files contaminated with
> >permissions
> >> issues.
> >>
> >> Specifically, I said to delete your 3.5 personal package library, but
> >your
> >> description is not specific so I suspect you may not have done that.
> >> However, any file modified by you intentionally or not while using
> >RAA
> >> could be causing your problems now, so now it is up to you to find
> >those
> >> files somehow.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I also just tried Version 3.4.4, and had no problems whatsoever
> >either
> >> >with using read.table to load data files or downloading packages.
> >So
> >> >there
> >> >must be some changes from version 3.5 onward that created the
> >issues.
> >> >Hopefully this will be looked at more closely by the team with  a
> >view
> >> >to
> >> >resolving the issues
> >>
> >> I doubt the "team" will spend much time looking at this based on your
> >> descriptions so far. They need something reproducible, and the fact
> >that
> >> you already used RAA to "fix" the problem makes anything you did
> >prior to
> >> that almost impossible to reproduce.
> >>
> >> fortunes:::fortune(337)
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >
> >> >Janh
> >> >
> >> >On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 1:31 AM Jeff Newmiller
> >> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
> >> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> You could delete your 3.5 personal package library (using the File
> >> >> Explorer with Run as Admin if necessary) and re-install your
> >packages
> >> >> without running as Admin. If that does not work try uninstalling R
> >> >and
> >> >> re-installing 3.5.1.
> >> >>
> >> >> On December 22, 2018 8:16:11 PM PST, Janh Anni
> ><annijanh using gmail.com>
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >This issue only came up after I installed R3.5.2. Never had any
> >> >> >problems
> >> >> >with previous installations.  So it is likely a bug in the
> >current
> >> >> >version.  Any suggestions what to do now?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 11:06 PM Jeff Newmiller
> >> >> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> That normally only occurs if you have at some time used
> >elevated
> >> >> >> permissions, beyond which point you fall into a downward spiral
> >of
> >> >> >more
> >> >> >> permissions trouble. You are apparently already in trouble,
> >> >whether
> >> >> >it was
> >> >> >> of your own making or due to a bug in the installer.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Also, never update the system R package library... always use a
> >> >> >personal
> >> >> >> library.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On December 22, 2018 6:01:44 PM PST, Janh Anni
> >> ><annijanh using gmail.com>
> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >> >Hi Jeff,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >No, during the installation, there was not an option to Run as
> >> >> >> >Administration.  But *after *installation, I found that if I
> >> >> >selected
> >> >> >> >Run
> >> >> >> >as Administrator, then I could install packages using
> >> >> >install.packages
> >> >> >> >as
> >> >> >> >usual without problems.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Thanks
> >> >> >> >Janh
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 8:26 PM Jeff Newmiller
> >> >> >> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
> >> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Did you by any chance use Run As Administrator to install R?
> >If
> >> >so
> >> >> >> >then
> >> >> >> >> you need to uninstall it and delete all files created by it
> >> >(e.g.
> >> >> >> >> Documents/R/win-lib/3.5/) and re-install using UAC as
> >prompted.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> On December 22, 2018 5:10:27 PM PST, Janh Anni
> >> >> ><annijanh using gmail.com>
> >> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >Dear R Experts,
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >I use Windows 10 and just installed the new R version,
> >R3.5.2
> >> >but
> >> >> >> >when
> >> >> >> >> >I
> >> >> >> >> >tried to load a data file using read.table, I got an error
> >> >> >message
> >> >> >> >like
> >> >> >> >> >this:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >*Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection*
> >> >> >> >> >*In addition: Warning message:*
> >> >> >> >> >*In file(file, "rt") :*
> >> >> >> >> >*  cannot open file 'StreamPCB.dat': No such file or
> >> >directory*
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >Also, I couldn't install packages using install.packages as
> >> >> >usual,
> >> >> >> >> >unless I
> >> >> >> >> >run R as Administrator
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >I wonder if anyone else had the same issues and any
> >> >suggestions
> >> >> >how
> >> >> >> >to
> >> >> >> >> >fix?
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >Thanks a lot
> >> >> >> >> >Janh
> >> >> >> >> >
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> >> >> >code.
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