[R-SIG-Mac]Problems installing packages for R 1.6.2 for MacOS X

[Jan de Leeuw]

Install R-1.6.2 from http://gifi.stat.ucla.edu/pub (which has all
these packages allready installed) and install the fink dylibs from the 
same location.

Markus Ullius wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I want to install R on MacOS X 10.2.4. For this I downloaded the 
> Carbon-version 1.6.2. It runs without problem (just starting the 
> R-application).
> For a script I have to install the chron package. I downloaded it and 
> copied it into the library folder. Executing library() the chron-package 
> is also listed.
> Typing library(chron) I get the error:  Error in testRversion(descFile): 
> This package has not been installed properly. See the note in ?library.
> 
> I tried install.packages() and got "Couldn't find function 
> 'install.packages'"
> 
> Then I downloaded the "Darwin-version" 1.5.1 and installed the packages. 
> But when I start R in the terminal, I get messages about missing 
> libraries. I read you should install Fink in this case which I did but 
> it still doesn't run - I get library-version errors.
> 
> I also couldn't manage to compile R (Developer tools are installed)
> 
> Can anybody help me? How can I install a package correctly in the carbon 
> version?
> or how do I have do install/compile R for Unix?
> 
> Thanks
> Markus
> 
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