[R] "prob" package alternative

Fri Nov 3 00:25:35 CET 2017

That worked. Thank you, especially for that last one!

So, for others who might encounter this same situation:

1. Install RTools from here:
https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/Rtools34.exe
Trying to install Rtools from inside RStudio will result in an "it's not
available for 3.4.2"  message.

2. Install the following dependencies: timeDate, timeSeries, fBasics,
fOptions

3. Download fAsianOptions from here:
https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/fAsianOptions/fAsianOptions_3010.79.tar.gz
and prob from here:
https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/prob/prob_1.0-0.tar.gz

4. Unzip each into its own directory.

5. Use this to install each, as appropriate:
install.packages("~/Downloads/fAsianOptions",
dependencies=TRUE, repos=NULL, type = "source")

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 7:02 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
wrote:

>
> > On Nov 2, 2017, at 3:46 PM, Tiby Kantrowitz <tlkantro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. I found that, and installed it and got the same message. Here:
> >
> > RTools version 3.4
> >
> > install.packages("fAsianOptions_3010.tar.gz",
>
> I don't see a path to that file's location.
>
> The expansion from pkg_version.tar.gz might be automatic, but I do
> generally expand such file into its own directory and then drag that
> directory icon into the console so my command would look like:
>
> install.packages("~/Downloads/fAsianOptions", dependencies=TRUE,
> repos=NULL, type = "source")
>
>
> I suggest you learn to post in plain text since your HTML postings are
> loosing their carriage returns.
>
> --
> David
>
>
>
>
> > dependencies=TRUE, repos=NULL, type = "source")
> > Installing package into ‘C:/Users/Tlk7/Documents/R/win-library/3.4’ (as
> ‘lib’ is unspecified) Warning: invalid package 'fAsianOptions_3010.tar.gz'
> Error: ERROR: no packages specified Warning in install.packages : running
> command '"C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-34~1.2/bin/x64/R" CMD INSTALL -l
> "C:\Users\Tlk7\Documents\R\win-library\3.4" "fAsianOptions_3010.tar.gz"'
> had status 1 Warning in install.packages : installation of package
> ‘fAsianOptions_3010.tar.gz’ had non-zero exit status
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 6:06 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 2, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Tiby Kantrowitz <tlkantro at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Rtools is not available for the current version of R.
> >
> > Really? If true, I'm surprised and not able to help. I do see an
> Rtools34.exe at https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/
> > --
> > David.
> >
> > >
> > > What I'm looking for is an alternative package or how others have
> managed to create workarounds.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 4:25 PM, David Winsemius <
> dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Nov 2, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Tiby Kantrowitz <tlkantro at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yes, that is exactly what I was doing two days ago.
> > > >
> > > > Warning in install.packages :
> > > >   installation of package ‘fAsianOptions_3010.79.tar.gz’ had
> non-zero exit status
> > > >
> > > > Which is what a reading of the explanation for why "prob" was
> retired leads one to expect. Do you have some other suggestion about how to
> get it to work? I notice you're not using Windows which might have a
> relationship to why it is working for you.
> > >
> > >
> > > I explained what you needed to do if you were on Windows. You do need
> to read the explanation more closely, identify the parts you don't
> understand (in all likelihood the point I made about needing the proper
> development tools for Windows) _and_ read:
> > >
> > > https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.
> html#Installing-packages
> > >
> > > If you have trouble understanding or getting success after thoroughly
> reading these directions, you need to explain what you have done
> (preserving the order of all operations) and post a complete transcript of
> all commands and complete error messages.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > David.
> > > > Otherwise, do you know of some other package that could be used
> instead of prob?
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 3:44 PM, David Winsemius <
> dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Nov 2, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Tiby Kantrowitz <tlkantro at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes. That's the version I've been discussing that has non-zero
> exit status. That situation is why CRAN retired the prob package. It's
> possible you installed that library earlier in development and it's been
> "carried" along. It no longer installs, now.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problems with all of this seem to have started this month
> according to the conversations. However, no one has mentioned any solutions
> or workarounds except the one mentioned in passing (2.9).
> > > >
> > > > Not true. Not even close to being true. I explained it all on the SO
> question page that you posted 2 days ago.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > David.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there some other package that does something similar to prob
> that can be used instead?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 2:29 PM, David Winsemius <
> dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Nov 2, 2017, at 11:15 AM, Tiby Kantrowitz <tlkantro at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The issue is fAsianOptions. Is there a version that works with
> the latest version of R? If not, which version of it works with which
> version of R and where can it be found? I tried several at the archive
> already.
> > > > >
> > > > > sessionInfo()
> > > > > R version 3.4.2 Patched (2017-10-04 r73465)
> > > > > Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin15.6.0 (64-bit)
> > > > > Running under: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > packageDescription("fAsianOptions")
> > > > > Package: fAsianOptions
> > > > > Version: 3010.79
> > > > > Revision: 5522
> > > > > Date: 2013-06-23
> > > > > Title: EBM and Asian Option Valuation
> > > > > Author: Diethelm Wuertz and many others, see the SOURCE file
> > > > > Depends: R (>= 2.4.0), timeDate, timeSeries, fBasics, fOptions
> > > > > Suggests: RUnit
> > > > > Maintainer: Yohan Chalabi <yohan.chalabi at rmetrics.org>
> > > > > Description: Environment for teaching "Financial Engineering and
> Computational Finance"
> > > > > Note: Several parts are still preliminary and may be changed in
> the future. this
> > > > >           typically includes function and argument names, as well
> as defaults for
> > > > >           arguments and return values.
> > > > > LazyData: yes
> > > > > License: GPL (>= 2)
> > > > > URL: http://www.rmetrics.org
> > > > > Packaged: 2013-06-23 18:22:14 UTC; yohan
> > > > > NeedsCompilation: yes
> > > > > Repository: CRAN
> > > > > Date/Publication: 2013-06-24 01:53:27
> > > > > Built: R 3.4.2; x86_64-apple-darwin15.6.0; 2017-11-01 22:45:02
> UTC; unix
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Alternatively, is there another package that behaves similarly
> to prob?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 6:17 PM, David Winsemius <
> dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Nov 1, 2017, at 12:51 PM, Tiby Kantrowitz <
> tlkantro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The prob package has been archived because it depends upon
> some other
> > > > > > > packages which have issues.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > However, such projects as Introduction to Probability and
> Statistics in R
> > > > > > > depend upon it for learning. There are a few other resources
> that also use
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does anyone know of any workarounds?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Someone at stack exchange mentioned using R 2.9.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm not sure I would trust that person. They seem a bit
> uninformed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > However, that broke my
> > > > > > > RStudio (WSOD) and the dependent packages still wouldn't
> install, anyway.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The latest version of pkg-prob at the Archive directory of CRAN
> indicates that it was last updated within this year. The DESCRIPTION file
> indicates that it does not need compilation, but:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Depends: combinat, fAsianOptions
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So there should be code in text files in its ../R directory
> which can be sourced from that directory.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ~myuser_name$ ls /Users/../Downloads/prob/R
> > > > > > characteristicfunctions.r       simulation.r
> utils-spaces.r
> > > > > > genData.R                       spaces-examples.r
>  utils-subsets.r
> > > > > > misc.r                          spaces-prob.r
> > > > > > prob.r                          utils-events.r
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or you can install from source after downloading:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > install.packages("~/Downloads/prob", repo=NULL,type="source")
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # Success
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >  library(prob)   # So does require having several other
> packages
> > > > > > Loading required package: combinat
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Attaching package: ‘combinat’
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following object is masked from ‘package:utils’:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     combn
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Loading required package: fAsianOptions
> > > > > > Loading required package: timeDate
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Attaching package: ‘timeDate’
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following object is masked from ‘package:cairoDevice’:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     Cairo
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following objects are masked from
> ‘package:PerformanceAnalytics’:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     kurtosis, skewness
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Loading required package: timeSeries
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Attaching package: ‘timeSeries’
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following object is masked from ‘package:zoo’:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     time<-
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Loading required package: fBasics
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rmetrics Package fBasics
> > > > > > Analysing Markets and calculating Basic Statistics
> > > > > > Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Rmetrics Association Zurich
> > > > > > Educational Software for Financial Engineering and Computational
> Science
> > > > > > Rmetrics is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> > > > > > https://www.rmetrics.org --- Mail to: info at rmetrics.org
> > > > > > Loading required package: fOptions
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rmetrics Package fOptions
> > > > > > Pricing and Evaluating Basic Options
> > > > > > Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Rmetrics Association Zurich
> > > > > > Educational Software for Financial Engineering and Computational
> Science
> > > > > > Rmetrics is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> > > > > > https://www.rmetrics.org --- Mail to: info at rmetrics.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Attaching package: ‘prob’
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following objects are masked from ‘package:dplyr’:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     intersect, setdiff, union
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following objects are masked from ‘package:base’:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     intersect, setdiff, union
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tiby
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >       [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A specific suggestion would be that you read the listinfo and
> the Posting Guide and learn to post in plain text.
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > David Winsemius
> > > > > > Alameda, CA, USA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
> advanced.'   -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
> > > > > >
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> > > > > David Winsemius
> > > > > Alameda, CA, USA
> > > > >
> > > > > 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
> advanced.'   -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > > > David Winsemius
> > > > Alameda, CA, USA
> > > >
> > > > 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
> advanced.'   -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
> > > >
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> > >
> > > David Winsemius
> > > Alameda, CA, USA
> > >
> > > 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
> advanced.'   -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
> > >
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> > David Winsemius
> > Alameda, CA, USA
> >
> > 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.'
>  -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
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> David Winsemius
> Alameda, CA, USA
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> 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.'
>  -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
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