[R] Errors in R package installation

Thu Dec 12 20:05:26 CET 2019

Directory and file names with embedded blanks frequently don't work on
WIndows.  Use the 8.3 version of the name.
Since you were able to get the package onto your machine, you can
install it from there.

The downloaded source packages are in
        ‘C:\Users\David
Stevens\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpk5NqrI\downloaded_packages’

In the windows shell

cd c:\Users
dir /x David*

It will tell you something like
DavidS~1

Then in R you can write

install.packages("c:/Users/DavidS~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Rtmpk5NqrI/downloaded_packages/callr_3.4-0.tar.gz")

Make sure you use the correct full name of the downloaded source package.

Rich

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 12:03 PM David Stevens <david.stevens using usu.edu> wrote:
>
> Thanks Eric - I'll follow up with this link. I'd tried some of these
> things before but I'll keep after it.
>
> Best
>
> David
>
> On 12/12/2019 9:52 AM, Eric Berger wrote:
> > Actually there was progress as after it failed it removed the folder
> > c:/myRlib/callr, which means it had used it. Seems good.
> > I think you might find the discussion here to be relevant
> >
> > https://community.rstudio.com/t/cant-install-package-remotes-when-trying-to-install-devtools/34121
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Eric
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 6:08 PM David Stevens <david.stevens using usu.edu> wrote:
> >> Thanks Eric - I had tried this and failed with
> >>
> >> install.packages('callr',destdir='c:/myRLib')
> >> Installing package into ‘C:/myRLib’
> >> (as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
> >>
> >>    There is a binary version available but the source version is
> >>    later:
> >>        binary source needs_compilation
> >> callr  3.3.2  3.4.0             FALSE
> >>
> >> installing the source package ‘callr’
> >>
> >> trying URL 'https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/callr_3.4.0.tar.gz'
> >> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 100129 bytes (97 KB)
> >> downloaded 97 KB
> >>
> >> * installing *source* package 'callr' ...
> >> ** package 'callr' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
> >> ** using staged installation
> >> ** R
> >> ** inst
> >> ** byte-compile and prepare package for lazy loading
> >> Fatal error: cannot open file 'C:\Users\David': No such file or directory
> >>
> >> ERROR: lazy loading failed for package 'callr'
> >> * removing 'C:/myRLib/callr'
> >> Warning in install.packages :
> >>    installation of package ‘callr’ had non-zero exit status
> >>
> >> I also tried
> >>
> >> install.packages('callr',lib='c:/myRLib',destdir='c:/myRLib')
> >>
> >> with the same result. There's something more here that I'm unable to discover.
> >>
> >> Best
> >> David
> >> On 12/12/2019 8:56 AM, Eric Berger wrote:
> >>
> >> Apparently it does not like that the fact that your user 'David
> >> Stevens' has a blank.
> >> Looking at the documentation ?install.packages
> >> it seems that if you modify your call to something like
> >>
> >> install.packages('callr',destdir='C:\tmp')
> >>
> >> you might be ok. (caveat: I did not try this)
> >>
> >> You should make the directory C:\tmp (or whatever you use instead)
> >> before you issue this call.
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> Eric
> >>
> >> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 5:48 PM David Stevens <david.stevens using usu.edu><mailto:david.stevens using usu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Certain R packages will not install properly on my Windows 10 computer. For example, if I
> >>
> >> install.packages('callr')
> >>
> >> The result is
> >>
> >> trying URL 'https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/callr_3.4.0.tar.gz'
> >> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 100129 bytes (97 KB)
> >> downloaded 97 KB
> >>
> >> Warning: invalid package 'C:\Users\David'
> >> Warning: invalid package 'Stevens\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpk5NqrI/downloaded_packages/callr_3.4.0.tar.gz'
> >> Error: ERROR: no packages specified
> >> Warning in install.packages :
> >>    installation of package ‘callr’ had non-zero exit status
> >>
> >> The downloaded source packages are in
> >>          ‘C:\Users\David Stevens\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpk5NqrI\downloaded_packages’
> >>
> >> both using RStudio 1.2.5019 and the Rgui.exe 3.6.2. I look in the download folder and the callr_3.4.0.tar.gz is there but the installer can't find it. This happens on only a subset of packages I install or update. I assume the cause is the space in my name in the c:\users folder. I've been unable to locate the environment variable or registry value that routes the tar.gz files to this location. Any ideas on how to fix this? This is a relatively recent issue (i.e. I never saw it before November - I've used R for ~15 years).
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> David Stevens
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>          [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
> >> R-help using r-project.org<mailto:R-help using r-project.org> mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see
> >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/12/2019 8:56 AM, Eric Berger wrote:
> >>
> >> Apparently it does not like that the fact that your user 'David
> >> Stevens' has a blank.
> >> Looking at the documentation ?install.packages
> >> it seems that if you modify your call to something like
> >>
> >> install.packages('callr',destdir='C:\tmp')
> >>
> >> you might be ok. (caveat: I did not try this)
> >>
> >> You should make the directory C:\tmp (or whatever you use instead)
> >> before you issue this call.
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> Eric
> >>
> >> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 5:48 PM David Stevens <david.stevens using usu.edu><mailto:david.stevens using usu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Certain R packages will not install properly on my Windows 10 computer. For example, if I
> >>
> >> install.packages('callr')
> >>
> >> The result is
> >>
> >> trying URL 'https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/callr_3.4.0.tar.gz'
> >> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 100129 bytes (97 KB)
> >> downloaded 97 KB
> >>
> >> Warning: invalid package 'C:\Users\David'
> >> Warning: invalid package 'Stevens\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpk5NqrI/downloaded_packages/callr_3.4.0.tar.gz'
> >> Error: ERROR: no packages specified
> >> Warning in install.packages :
> >>    installation of package ‘callr’ had non-zero exit status
> >>
> >> The downloaded source packages are in
> >>          ‘C:\Users\David Stevens\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpk5NqrI\downloaded_packages’
> >>
> >> both using RStudio 1.2.5019 and the Rgui.exe 3.6.2. I look in the download folder and the callr_3.4.0.tar.gz is there but the installer can't find it. This happens on only a subset of packages I install or update. I assume the cause is the space in my name in the c:\users folder. I've been unable to locate the environment variable or registry value that routes the tar.gz files to this location. Any ideas on how to fix this? This is a relatively recent issue (i.e. I never saw it before November - I've used R for ~15 years).
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> David Stevens
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>          [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
> >> R-help using r-project.org<mailto:R-help using r-project.org> mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see
> >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> David K Stevens, PhD, PE
> >> Environmental Engineering Division
> >> Civil and Environmental Engineering
> >> Utah State University
> >> 8200 Old Main Hill
> >> Logan, UT 83200-8200
> >> (435) 797-3229
> >> david.stevens using usu.edu<mailto:david.stevens using usu.edu>
> >>
> >>          [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
> >> R-help using r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see
> >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>
> --
> David K Stevens, PhD, PE
> Environmental Engineering Division
> Civil and Environmental Engineering
> Utah State University
> 8200 Old Main Hill
> Logan, UT 83200-8200
> (435) 797-3229
> david.stevens using usu.edu
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help using r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.