[R-SIG-Mac] R 2.1.0a w/ Tiger: can't install BioC packages

[stefano iacus]

This is not related to Tiger but to R.app.
It seems like for BioC binaries  browse.pkgs is called by R.app instead 
of install.packages !
Until we fix this in R.app (I need to check the sources) the trick is 
to use
"other repository" + binary format
using

http://www.bioconductor.org

as URL.

apologizes
stefano


On 26/mag/05, at 05:36, Seth Falcon wrote:

> Hi Jake,
>
> Jacob Michaelson <jjmichael at comcast.net> writes:
>> I can't seem to get R 2.1.0a to install BioC packages using the
>> packages & data > package installer command.  The packages appear
>> under both source and binary, but when I click to install a package,
>> nothing happens.  Has anyone else had this problem?  I even tried
>> the nightly build of the GUI, but nothing.
>
> We've just posted the OS X binary packages to the Bioconductor website
> (Stefano has been hard at work to create these packages).  And they
> have not yet been announced as we haven't had a chance to fully test
> them yet.
>
> I believe that I experienced the same issue you are reporting: The
> Bioc binary packages are visible, but selecting one or more packages
> and clicking the Install button does not result in an installation
> attempt.
>
> I assure you this will be resolved in short order.  In the meantime, I
> found the following to work and you can give it a try if you are
> impatient to get the Bioc packages loaded ;-)
>
>> From the drop-down box where Bioconductor binary repos is selected,
> select the Other repository option where you enter your own URL of a
> repository.  Then enter: http://www.bioconductor.org.  Check the
> binary package checkbox and then get list.  You should see the same
> list of packages, only now they should be installable.  YMMV.
>
> Best,
>
> + seth
>
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