[R] Installing an Archived Package

[David Winsemius]

> On May 16, 2018, at 2:15 PM, Evguenia Ignatova <evg.ignatova using gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello again,
> 
> I did not expect the browser to automatically extract, so I changed the Safari setting and it downloaded as a “gz” file.
> 
> It is clear now that R is finding the package but I get a different error as follows:
> 
>> install.packages("polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source")
> ERROR: dependency ‘mvtnorm’ is not available for package ‘polycor’

Look at the CRAN page for polycor.

https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/polycor/index.html

 It lists the packages that it need functions from under the Line starting with: Imports from:

Install all those packages (and any non-base dependencies they might have obviously need to be installed first), then install `polycor`. It's possible thay you may also need the Xcode and other development tools also from the same era, since mvtnorm _does_ require compilation. That might require some digging through Apple's archives.  You probably will _not_ want to update your MacOS to either Sierra or High Sierra. I _think_ that El Capitan would still be able to run R 3.2.1 but I'm not sure. Subsequent problems should be referred to the R-SIG-mac mailing list, and you should read the Posting Guide and set your mail client (probably Mail.app) so that it sends pain text.
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It really does seem that IBM ought to maintain a mirror of CRAN with binaries from the distant past era when R 3.2 was the current version.

Best of luck, but I have my doubts about whether this will be feasible.


> * removing ‘/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.2/Resources/library/polycor’
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source") :
>  installation of package ‘polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz’ had non-zero exit status
> 
> I get the same error when I try Rui’s way of accessing the file.
> 
> Suggestions online are along the lines of installing the dependencies separately, but I am not sure how to go about separating the file into its dependencies?

You don't "separate the file". You look up and install dependencies first.

-- 
David.
> 
> Thank you so much!
> 
> Evguenia
> 
>> On May 16, 2018, at 1:58 PM, Richard M. Heiberger <rmh using temple.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> You can tell Macintosh not to automatically unpack tar.gz files.
>> 
>> https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/961/how-to-stop-safari-from-unzipping-files-after-download <https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/961/how-to-stop-safari-from-unzipping-files-after-download>
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 11:24 AM, Evguenia Ignatova
>> <evg.ignatova using gmail.com <mailto:evg.ignatova using gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I am having difficulty installing the most recent compatible version of the “polycor" package (0.7-8), for R 3.2.1 on my Mac. Here is the package source page: https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/ <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/> <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/ <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/>>.
>>> 
>>> This version of R is necessary for the R Essentials for the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) extension. I found this thread on the problem (http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html> <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Installing-polycor-package-td4726101.html>>) but it does not offer much help as my SPSS version will not recognize the most recent versions of R.
>>> 
>>> The polycor package is not available in the repository of R 3.2.1. Here is the code I tried to install the package from the archive and the errors I received:
>>> 
>>>> install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar", repos=NULL, type="source")
>>> Warning: invalid package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar’
>>> Error: ERROR: no packages specified
>>> Warning message:
>>> In install.packages("/polycor_0.7-8.tar", repos = NULL, type = "source") :
>>> installation of package ‘/polycor_0.7-8.tar’ had non-zero exit status
>>>> install.packages("https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/polycor/polycor_0.7-8.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source")
>>> Error in download.file(p, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) :
>>> unsupported URL scheme
>>> 
>>> Any ideas for other alternatives would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time!
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Evguenia
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