[R] UNIX Installation of package "systemfit" fails

Yong Wang wangyong1 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 5 10:22:11 CET 2009


Dear list
I am trying to install the systemfit package under unix,

install.packages(systemfit)

the installation failed. I am attaching the error and version
information below,
(if dependencies=TRUE, much more error)
any help appreciated

best,
yong

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> install.packages("systemfit")
Warning in install.packages("systemfit") :
  argument 'lib' is missing: using
'/usr/home/d/068/meta/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7'
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
CRAN mirror

 1: Argentina                   2: Australia
 3: Austria                     4: Belgium
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 9: Canada (BC)                10: Canada (ON)
11: Chile                      12: China
13: Croatia                    14: Denmark
15: France (Toulouse)          16: France (Lyon)
17: France (Paris)             18: Germany (Goettingen)
19: Germany (Muenchen)         20: Iran
21: Ireland                    22: Italy (Milano)
23: Italy (Padua)              24: Italy (Palermo)
25: Japan (Aizu)               26: Japan (Tokyo)
27: Japan (Tsukuba)            28: Korea
29: Mexico                     30: Netherlands (Amsterdam 2)
31: Netherlands (Utrecht)      32: New Zealand
33: Norway                     34: Poland (Oswiecim)
35: Poland (Wroclaw)           36: Portugal
37: Russia                     38: Singapore 1
39: Singapore 2                40: Slovenia (Ljubljana)
41: South Africa               42: Spain (Madrid)
43: Sweden                     44: Switzerland
45: Taiwan (Taichung)          46: Taiwan (Taipeh)
47: Thailand                   48: Turkey
49: UK (Bristol)               50: USA (CA 1)
51: USA (CA 2)                 52: USA (IA)
53: USA (MI)                   54: USA (MO)
55: USA (NC)                   56: USA (OH)
57: USA (PA 1)                 58: USA (PA 2)
59: USA (TX 1)                 60: USA (TX 2)
61: USA (WA)

Selection: 57
also installing the dependencies âzooâ, âMatrixâ, âcarâ, âlmtestâ

trying URL 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/zoo_1.5-4.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 609057 bytes (594 Kb)
opened URL
==================================================
downloaded 594 Kb

trying URL 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/Matrix_0.999375-20.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 1954872 bytes (1.9 Mb)
opened URL
==================================================
downloaded 1.9 Mb

trying URL 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/car_1.2-12.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 220728 bytes (215 Kb)
opened URL
==================================================
downloaded 215 Kb

trying URL 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/lmtest_0.9-22.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 191099 bytes (186 Kb)
opened URL
==================================================
downloaded 186 Kb

trying URL 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/src/contrib/systemfit_1.0-8.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 727116 bytes (710 Kb)
opened URL
==================================================
downloaded 710 Kb

ERROR: failed to lock directory
'/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7' for
modifying
Try removing '/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7/00LOCK'
ERROR: failed to lock directory
'/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7' for
modifying
Try removing '/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7/00LOCK'
ERROR: failed to lock directory
'/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7' for
modifying
Try removing '/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7/00LOCK'
ERROR: failed to lock directory
'/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7' for
modifying
Try removing '/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7/00LOCK'
ERROR: failed to lock directory
'/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7' for
modifying
Try removing '/usr/home/d/068/wangyong/R/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-library/2.7/00LOCK'

The downloaded packages are in
        /tmp/RtmpJ28hPv/downloaded_packages
Warning messages:
1: In install.packages("systemfit") :
  installation of package 'zoo' had non-zero exit status
2: In install.packages("systemfit") :
  installation of package 'Matrix' had non-zero exit status
3: In install.packages("systemfit") :
  installation of package 'car' had non-zero exit status
4: In install.packages("systemfit") :
  installation of package 'lmtest' had non-zero exit status
5: In install.packages("systemfit") :
  installation of package 'systemfit' had non-zero exit status
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> version
               _
platform       x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
arch           x86_64
os             linux-gnu
system         x86_64, linux-gnu
status
major          2
minor          7.0
year           2008
month          04
day            22
svn rev        45424
language       R
version.string R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22)




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