[R] update packages with R on Vista: error

[Prof Brian Ripley]

See the rw-FAQ, which describes this in detail.

Almost certainly you are trying to update the package 'cluster' which is 
in the main library.  But as you used the GUI, we can't see that.

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Stefan Grosse wrote:

> Dear R-list,
>
> I have encountered the following error message trying to update R packages:
>
>> update.packages(ask='graphics')
> Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l,
> contriburl = contriburl,  :
>         'lib' is not writable
> Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, contriburl
> = contriburl,  :
>        unable to install packages
>
> I  remember did not have the problem on the last update where R
> installed the files then in the Documents/R folder on my user account.
> Any ideas how to handle this? I made the directories completely writable
> so I do not know where the problem is now (especially since update
> worked before...)
>
> Stefan
>
> PS: Tinn-R 1.19.2.3 + R 2.5.0 on Vista Business
>
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