[R-sig-ME] error message using glmmadmb

[Ben Bolker]

  (1) detach("package:glmmadmb") , or start a clean R session, before
trying to update or install (you generally can't change a package while
it's loaded; (2) I'm not sure what's up with the directory not being
writable.  Usually if R finds that the package directory isn't writable
it offers to install to a different directory for you ...

   What happens if you simply update.packages() [without specifying
r-forge, i.e. update your regular packages]?  If not, then there's
something else funny about your R installation.

  I think I would definitely try an install.packages() in a clean R
session before trying to do any more diagnosis/troubleshooting.
(glmmADMB version 0.3 is really old -- where did you get it?)

  Ben Bolker

On 12-02-29 10:12 AM, RH Gibson wrote:
> I have done what you suggested and here is what happened:
> 
>> update.packages(repos="http://r-forge.r-project.org")
> glmmADMB :
>  Version 0.3 installed in C:/Program Files/R/R-2.14.1/library
>  Version 0.7.2.6 available at http://r-forge.r-project.org
> Update (y/N/c)?  y
> lattice :
>  Version 0.20-0 installed in C:/Program Files/R/R-2.14.1/library
>  Version 0.20-3 available at http://r-forge.r-project.org
> Update (y/N/c)?  y
> Matrix :
>  Version 1.0-2 installed in C:/Program Files/R/R-2.14.1/library
>  Version 1.0-4 available at http://r-forge.r-project.org
> Update (y/N/c)?  y
> Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, contriburl
> = contriburl,  :
>   'lib = "C:/Program Files/R/R-2.14.1/library"' is not writable
> Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, contriburl =
> contriburl,  :
>   unable to install packages
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 2.14.1 (2011-12-22)
> Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit)
> 
> locale:
> [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United Kingdom.1252
> [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United Kingdom.1252
> [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United Kingdom.1252
> [4] LC_NUMERIC=C
> [5] LC_TIME=English_United Kingdom.1252
> 
> attached base packages:
> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
> 
> other attached packages:
> [1] glmmADMB_0.7.2.6 R2admb_0.7.5     MASS_7.3-16
> 
> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] grid_2.14.1    lattice_0.20-0 nlme_3.1-102   tools_2.14.1
> 
> 
> On Wed, February 29, 2012 2:54 pm, Ben Bolker wrote:
>> RH Gibson <Rachel.Gibson at ...> writes:
>>
>>>
>>> I am trying to use glmmadmb to build a model.
>>>
>>> Code used:
>>>
>>> m1<-glmmadmb(spdiv~nsn*Insect.type+ara*Insect.type+rap*Insect.type+
>>> fsize+(1|Site),family="nbinom")
>>>
>>> "Site" is a categorical variable and is a factor (non numeric).
>>>
>>> I get the error message:
>>>
>>> Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos) : could not find function
>>> "Droplevels"
>>> In addition: Warning message:
>>> In is.na(rows) : is.na() applied to non-(list or vector) of type 'NULL'
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me why I am getting this message, please?
>>
>>   What version are you using?  This is reminiscent of a problem with
>> a recent (but not-the-very-latest) version.  Can you try
>>
>> update.packages(repos="http://r-forge.r-project.org")
>>
>> (or just reinstalling glmmADMB)
>> or at least give the results of sessionInfo() ?
>>
>>   Ben Bolker
>>
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