[R-meta] Fwd: Need help in installing the R package "metap"

[iists m@iii@g oii dewey@myze@@co@uk]

The first thing is to update to the most recent version R.4.1.1 and report what happens then.

On 2021-10-01 09:49 AM, "Im" <aligners79 using gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
> I need help in installing a package ”metap” in R software for meta-analysis of P values. I have tried most of the new R versions (4.1.1), alongwith tried different computers also, but nothing is working. I am operating from Finland and selected the “Set CRAN mirror” as Estonia, being nearer.
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> Please find attached screen image of the outputs when I try to download “metap” in R. 
> I will be much grateful, if someone can suggest any solution or how to contact the software experts in R.
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> Best regards,
> Imran
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> Below are other results which I got while installing the “metap” package,,,,,,,,,,
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> 1. My R version is 3.5.2. (I can download any other if advised).
> 2. First I clicked on "Packages"
> 3. Then on "Install Packages"
> 4.  Found "metap" package and 
> 5.  And it loads as below,
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> Packages which are only available in source form, and may need
>   compilation of C/C++/Fortran: ‘rbibutils’ ‘mathjaxr’
>   These will not be installed
> installing the source packages ‘Rdpack’, ‘metap’
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> trying URL 'https://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/cran/src/contrib/Rdpack_2.1.2.tar.gz'
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 659513 bytes (644 KB)
> downloaded 644 KB
> 
> trying URL 'https://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/cran/src/contrib/metap_1.5.tar.gz'
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 916018 bytes (894 KB)
> downloaded 894 KB
> 
> '\\ad.helsinki.fi\home\a\awahab\Documents'
> CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
> UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
> ERROR: dependency 'rbibutils' is not available for package 'Rdpack'
> * removing 'C:/rlibs/3.5.2/Rdpack'
> In R CMD INSTALL
> '\\ad.helsinki.fi\home\a\awahab\Documents'
> CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
> UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
> ERROR: dependencies 'Rdpack', 'mathjaxr' are not available for package 'metap'
> * removing 'C:/rlibs/3.5.2/metap'
> In R CMD INSTALL
> 
> The downloaded source packages are in
>         ‘C:\Users\awahab\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp4eDp9G\downloaded_packages’
> Warning messages:
> 1: In install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1L], dependencies = NA, type = type) :
>   installation of package ‘Rdpack’ had non-zero exit status
> 2: In install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1L], dependencies = NA, type = type) :
>   installation of package ‘metap’ had non-zero exit status
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> 6. Then I write "library(metap) and it shows as below,
> Error in library(metap) : there is no package called ‘metap’. 
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