[R-sig-ME] Is there a problem with the lme4a package at R-Forge

[Kevin E. Thorpe]

On November 10, 2010 09:01:55 am Douglas Bates wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Ben Bolker <bbolker at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10-11-10 08:33 AM, Kevin E. Thorpe wrote:
> >> On November 10, 2010 08:19:17 am Kevin E. Thorpe wrote:
> >>> On November 9, 2010 08:45:44 pm Kevin E. Thorpe wrote:
> >>>> I just upgraded my version of R to
> >>>>
> >>>> R version 2.12.0 Patched (2010-11-07 r53537)
> >>>> Platform: i686-pc-linux-gnu (32-bit)
> >>>>
> >>>> So that I could install the current lme4a.  Earlier tonight, the
> >>>> package seemed to be available, but as of 20:40 EST, it seems not to
> >>>> be.
> >>>>
> >>>>> install.packages("lme4a", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
> >>>>
> >>>> Warning message:
> >>>> In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
> >>>>   package 'lme4a' is not available
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, downloading the package source (from the R-forge link) takes me
> >>>> to "Page not Found"
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyone know what's going on?
> >>>
> >>> I searched my saved mail, since this problem seemed like Deja Vu all
> >>> over again.  I found the link to the SVN instructions, and svn seems to
> >>> have found the package.
> >>
> >> OK, the build fails on my system.  I have the dependencies up-to-date.
> >>
> >>> sessionInfo()
> >>
> >> R version 2.12.0 Patched (2010-11-07 r53537)
> >> Platform: i686-pc-linux-gnu (32-bit)
> >>
> >> locale:
> >>  [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US       LC_NUMERIC=C         LC_TIME=en_US
> >>  [4] LC_COLLATE=C         LC_MONETARY=C        LC_MESSAGES=en_US
> >>  [7] LC_PAPER=en_US       LC_NAME=C            LC_ADDRESS=C
> >> [10] LC_TELEPHONE=C       LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US LC_IDENTIFICATION=C
> >>
> >> attached base packages:
> >> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
> >>
> >> other attached packages:
> >> [1] minqa_1.1.9        Rcpp_0.8.8         MatrixModels_0.2-1
> >> Matrix_0.999375-44
> >> [5] lattice_0.19-13
> >>
> >> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> >> [1] grid_2.12.0  tools_2.12.0
> >>
> >> Here are the error messages from R CMD INSTALL.
> >>
> >> g++ -I/usr/local/lib/R/include  -I/usr/local/include
> >> -I"/usr/local/lib/R/library/Matrix/include"
> >> -I"/usr/local/lib/R/library/Rcpp/include"   -fpic  -g -O2 -c
> >> glmFamily.cpp -o glmFamily.o
> >> glmFamily.cpp: In function 'void _rcpp_module_glm_init()':
> >> glmFamily.cpp:122: error: 'class Rcpp::class_<glm::glmFamily>' has no
> >> member named 'constructor'
> >> glmFamily.cpp:122: error: 'init_1' was not declared in this scope
> >> glmFamily.cpp:122: error: expected primary-expression before '>' token
> >> glmFamily.cpp:122: error: expected primary-expression before ')' token
> >> /usr/local/lib/R/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/Module.h: In member
> >> function 'SEXPREC* Rcpp::class_<Class>::newInstance(SEXPREC**, int)
> >> [with Class = glm::glmFamily]':
> >> glmFamily.cpp:130:   instantiated from here
> >> /usr/local/lib/R/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/Module.h:242: error: no
> >> matching function for call to 'glm::glmFamily::glmFamily()'
> >> glmFamily.cpp:21: note: candidates are:
> >> glm::glmFamily::glmFamily(SEXPREC*) glmFamily.h:12: note:              
> >>   glm::glmFamily::glmFamily(const glm::glmFamily&)
> >> make: *** [glmFamily.o] Error 1
> >> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'lme4a'
> >> * removing '/usr/local/lib/R/library/lme4a'
> >>
> >> Has anyone else encountered this?
> >
> >  I get the same problem.  I certainly can't guarantee the results, but
> > reverting to release 1083
> >
> >  svn update -r1083
> >
> >  at least appears to allow the package to build/install (it doesn't
> > quite make it through the examples in R CMD check -- it actually looks
> > like the failure may be somewhere in lattice ... ?)
> >
> >  It may be that one needs a bleeding-edge Rcpp to compile the latest
> > version ... I'm trying upgrading to Rcpp 0.8.8.1 now ...
>
> You got it.  I guess that 0.8.8.0 is not sufficient and you need 0.8.8.1
>
> Romain and Dirk, and now John Chambers, are so fast in development of
> Rcpp that it is difficult to keep up.
>

Thanks Doug and Ben.  I installed Rcpp 0.8.8.1 from R-Forge and then was able 
to INSTALL lme4a.

Kevin

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Kevin E. Thorpe
Biostatistician/Trialist, Knowledge Translation Program
Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
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