[R-SIG-Mac] .mpkg not recognized

[Martin Henry H. Stevens]

Hi Folks,
Installer.app is not on that machine. I cannot imagine what happened  
to it. I will get a new copy. THANK YOU!
Hank
On Apr 27, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Jan de Leeuw wrote:

> If you don't have Installer.app in /Applications/Utilities then
> indeed you cannot open mpkg files. If you do have it, then your
> LaunchServices database is broken -- try dropping the mpkg on
> Installer.app
>
>
> On Apr 27, 2006, at 14:29 , Martin Henry H. Stevens wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>> I can't install any R binaries any more, and have always done so in
>> the past. The problem seems to be that my Mac no longer
>> recognizes .mpkg i.e. doesn't know how to open it. I cannot find
>> anything called Apple Installer on my machine (if I am supposed to
>> have/see that...)?
>>
>> My machine details follow. Any and all thoughts are appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hank Stevens
>>
>> Hardware Overview:
>>
>>    Machine Name:	Power Mac G5
>>    Machine Model:	PowerMac7,2
>>    CPU Type:	PowerPC 970  (2.2)
>>    Number Of CPUs:	2
>>    CPU Speed:	2 GHz
>>    L2 Cache (per CPU):	512 KB
>>    Memory:	8 GB
>>    Bus Speed:	1 GHz
>>    Boot ROM Version:	5.0.7f0
>>    Serial Number:	XB3472Q1NVS
>>
>> System Software Overview:
>>
>>    System Version:	Mac OS X 10.4.6 (8I127)
>>    Kernel Version:	Darwin 8.6.0
>>    Boot Volume:	OfficeHD
>>    Computer Name:	MHHS (3)
>>    User Name:	Martin Henry H. Stevens (Hank)
>>
>> Dr. Martin Henry H. Stevens, Assistant Professor
>> 338 Pearson Hall
>> Botany Department
>> Miami University
>> Oxford, OH 45056
>>
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>> http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~stevenmh/
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