[Rd] problems in installing packages with R version 2.4.0 alpha (2006-09-05 r39134)

[Richard M. Heiberger]

I just downloaded the windows version 
 R version 2.4.0 alpha (2006-09-05 r39134)

1. When I downloaded the packages, the following two were not found.
> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
dependency ''fCalendar'' is not available

dependency ''SparseM'' is not available


I am not sure which other packages depend on these.


2. Of the others, several didn't install cleanly

package 'mlbench' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation 'C:\Program Files\R\R-
2.4.0alpha\library\file41bb5af1\mlbench' to 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.0alpha\library\mlbench'
package 'tseries' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.0alpha\library\file305e124
\tseries' to 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.0alpha\library\tseries'
package 'DAAG' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation 'C:\Program Files\R\R-
2.4.0alpha\library\file491c440d\DAAG' to 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.0alpha\library\DAAG'
package 'acepack' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation 'C:\Program Files\R\R-
2.4.0alpha\library\file767d7a5a\acepack' to 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.0alpha\library\acepack'
package 'rcom' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation 'C:\Program Files\R\R-
2.4.0alpha\library\file58784b40\rcom' to 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.0alpha\library\rcom'


I reinstalled all five from the local zip files that were downloaded as part of the above
installation, and four worked and one didn't.
I needed to reinstall mlbench a third time and this time it worked.

This type of problem frequently happens when I download a new version of R.


3. rgl is still not working in Windows

package 'rgl' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked

> library(rgl)
Error in dyn.load(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now)) : 
        unable to load shared library 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-24~1.0AL/library/rgl/libs/rgl.dll':
  LoadLibrary failure:  The specified procedure could not be found.

Error: package/namespace load failed for 'rgl'
>


Therefore the Rcmdr 3-d graphics isn't working.


Rich