[R-sig-Debian] Problems when installing RODBC in debian etch

[Johannes Ranke]

Hi,

I just added RODBC to the list of packages maintained for the Debian
etch backports on CRAN. The r-cran-rodbc packages are on their way to
CRAN - if you want them now, you can use

    deb http://chem.uft.uni-bremen.de/r-cran etch-cran/

as an alternative.

Johannes

* Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> [080627 13:30]:
> 
> On 27 June 2008 at 08:28, griera at gmail.com wrote:
> | Hi:
> | 
> | A Divendres 27 Juny 2008 04:14, Dirk Eddelbuettel va escriure:
> | > On 26 June 2008 at 18:14, griera at gmail.com wrote:
> | > | but, when I tried to load it using library(RODBC) I get the following 
> | error:
> | > | 	> library(RODBC) Error in Sys.localeconv()$decimal_point :
> | > |
> | > | 	$ operator is invalid for atomic vectors
> | > | 	Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for 'RODBC'
> | > | 	Error: package/namespace load failed for 'RODBC'
> | > |
> | > | What I'm doing wrong? Thanks a lot.
> | >
> | > It looks like the package and your R version are out of sync.  What R
> | > version are you using?  Did you get it from Debian like r-cran-rodbc ?
> | 
> | The version of the packages is:
> | 	r-base-core 2.7.1-1~etchcran.0
> | 	r-cran-rodbc 1.1.7-1 1.1.7-1
> 
> Ah, yes, "it is our fault" -- you are using the new R via the CRAN repos
> (which is the Right Thing if you want newer R).
> 
> But it turns out that that version is no longer compatible with the RODBC
> version in Debian etch.  In Debian testing and unstable, we are at RODBC
> 1.2.3-1. 
> 
> | I have installed the package with the command:
> | 	$ sudo apt-get install r-cran-rodbc
> | In the sources.list I have (in this order):
> | 	deb http://cran.cict.fr/bin/linux/debian etch-cran/
> | 	deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free 
> | 	deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
> | This is OK?
> 
> It is, it is just that "we" are trying to help by offering a newer R, yet are
> conflicting with the older RODBC.  
> 
> It really is a problem with the older Debian etch.  So you do need to rebuild
> RODBC, either build your own r-cran-rodbc from sources (so you would take the
> sources from current Debian and rebuild on your machine) or use R's
> facilities -- whichever you are most familiar with.
> 
> | Thanks a lot. G Riera
> 
> Thanks for your patience, Dirk
> 
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