A Mac isn't much different than any linux/unix box.  If you look through the
archives you can build R from source quite easily and reliably.

This makes it steeper than getting the great GUI from Simon, but if you
don't need it - just compile from scratch. Be advised that if you aren't
accustomed to this level of control/compile - you may be biting off more
than you can chew.  Having a windows machine is probably a leading indicator
that you are going to be in for a fight...

Having the build tools makes running R on a Mac painless. I've been doing
this since 2002/2003.  It has gotten much, much easier I'll mention (many
thanks to Simon and the list!).

Read the list archives for the nuts and bolts, and give it a shot.

Best,
Jeff

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Dwight Hines <dwight.hines@gmail.com>wrote:

> Dr. Kaplan:
>
> You are correct -- this is a real problem & one poorly dealt with by the
> docs or list. Just getting r to work on a Mac is the  steep part of the
> curve.  What I think happens is a faulty initial load blocks future,
> potentially successful, loads.  So, you need to remove all the first
> attempt
> pices of software from all the locations -- which is best done by erasing
> your drive and then reloading your MacOS & then loading your r.
>
> Good luck & to tell you the truth, I still am unable to get r running on an
> iBook G4 with leopard.
>
> We need a clear, 1-2-3 approach to getting r running on the Mac.  In the
> meantime,  borrow a darkside machine.  I know, that hurts.
>
> dh
>
>
> ================
> Greetings,
>
> I'm finding it difficult to load various packages from the CRAN to my
> Mac.  I've tried different mirror sites and that doesn't seem to help.
> Typically, I get the pinwheel of death and have to force quit.  What I
> seem to notice in each case is a message that says "error: package
> "proxy" could not be loaded".  I'm not sure that is relevant to the
> problem, but any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> =======================================================================
> David Kaplan, Ph.D.
> Professor
> Department of Educational Psychology
> University of Wisconsin - Madison
> Educational Sciences, Room, 1082B
> 1025 W. Johnson Street
> Madison, WI 53706
>
> email: dkaplan@education.wisc.edu
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