[R-SIG-Mac] problem with package repository

[Ken Beath]

This is a problem for the people running the mirror to fix. Move to the top level of the server and look for a contact and tell them that their mirror doesn't mirror properly.

Ken


On 13/11/2009, at 1:32 PM, Eric Lind wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am running R 2.10.0 on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8). In attempting to
> update packages I encountered the following error:
> 
>> update.packages()
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://www.biometrics.mtu.edu/CRAN/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.10
>> 
> 
> A similar error occurs when trying to use the Package Installer
> through the GUI menu.
> 
> Navigating to the site it does appear to be incomplete, and lacks the
> "PACKAGES" index file found on the contributed pages for previous R
> versions. I hope by bringing this to the attention of the list the
> site might be refreshed.
> 
> Thanks for making R so great for Mac.
> 
> Eric Lind
> 
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