[R-SIG-Mac] update packages

Julin Maloof jnmaloof at ucdavis.edu
Fri Jun 9 04:39:20 CEST 2006


Hello,

R 2.3.1
OSX 10.4.6 (G5 PPC)
GUI Version 1.16 (3217)

Two minor problems updating packages in 2.3.1

1) clicking on the magnifying glass in the package installer give the option to show 2.1.1 packages, not 2.2.1 (see old post below).  Seems like it should point to the most recently installed version.

2) selecting the "upgrade all" button results in the following error:

Error in update.packages(lib = ""/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/library/"",  :
    object "Library" not found

Of course typing the update.packages command while leaving out the double works fine.  Don't know where the double quotes are coming from; has anyone else seen this?

(The "install selected" button works normally.)  

Cheers,

Julin


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> [R-SIG-Mac] Hint: How to upgrade installed packages from R 2.1 to R 2.2
> Simon Urbanek simon.urbanek at r-project.org
> Tue Oct 25 21:13:28 CEST 2005
>
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> Just a hint for those who upgrade to R 2.2.0 and want to (semi-)
> automatically retain all system-wide packages installed before: In 
> the R GUI "Package Installer" click on 'Get List' button to obtain 
> the list of all available packages. Once it's there, click on the 
> 'search' icon of the 'Package Search' box (which looks like a 
> magnifying glass). If R GUI recognized an older version of R (like R 
> 2.1.1), there should be a menu item "Select Packages from R 2.1.1" in 
> the pop-up menu. That item will select all packages that were (system-
> wide) installed in the previous R version. Now all you have to do is 
> to click on the "Install Selected" button...

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Julin Maloof

Section of Plant Biology

University of California, Davis

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