[R-SIG-Mac] cannit get list of binary packages from the GUI

[Ken knoblauch]

Federico Calboli <f.calboli <at> imperial.ac.uk> writes:
> Apologies, I forgot to say, I have R 2.14.2, latest 64-bit GUI 
from http://r.research.att.com/, OS 10.7.3
> > I just noticed the following weird issue.  If I go to the menu 
'Packages and Data',  select 'Package
> Installer' the installer goes up, but when I tell it to give the 
list of binaries available (I like to keep up
> to date, and check every couple of days) the list comes up empty. 
The list for CRAN sources, and for
> Bioconductor binaries work fine.
> > 
> > I tried to change the mirror, but it does not make a difference.
> > 
> > Am I the only one with the problem? what's going on?

I second this observation. 



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