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


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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,
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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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