[R] installation problem

[Uwe Ligges]

Michael Bibo wrote:
> cls59 <chuck <at> sharpsteen.net> writes:
> 
>>
>> wesley mathew wrote:
>>> Hello All
>>>
>>> I have some problem for installing  XML_2.6-0.tar . I am working in widows
>>> and R version is  R-2.9.1
>>>
>>>
>> Unfortunately, I think there are some problems with CRAN being able to build
>> the XML package for Windows, at least the page:
>>
>> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/XML/index.html
>>
>> Lists it as unavailable. However, I know I have installed it on a Windows
>> machine at the university using install.packages()-- R may be set up to pull
>> from some additional repository there. I'll check the next time I'm in the
>> lab.
>>
>> -Charlie
> 
> As Charlie notes, the CRAN page lists the Windows version as unavailable, but
> links to a README file which details:
> 
> <<The packages
>   BRugs, ncdf, RCurl, RDieHarder, RNetCDF, udunits, and XML
> do not build out of the box or are special in other circumstances.
> Nevertheless these are available at
>   http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.9/
> kindly provided by Professor Brian D. Ripley.>>
> 
> Thus you can download the Windows zip file from there, and install it using the
> "install package(s) from local zip files..." menu option.



or just say

install.packages("XML")

as that CRAN extras repository is already a default under Windows.

Best,
Uwe Ligges





> Michael Bibo
> Queensland Health
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