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I am trying to install packages (devtools, plyr and several others) and keep getting stuck with the same problem, which seems to appear for some packages more often than others
There are binary versions available but the
source versions are later:
binary source needs_compilation
processx 2.0.0.1 3.2.1 TRUE
desc 1.1.1 1.2.0 FALSE
callr 1.0.0 3.1.1 FALSE
git2r 0.21.0 0.24.0 TRUE
rcmdcheck 1.2.1 1.3.2 FALSE
usethis 1.1.0 1.4.0 FALSE
devtools 1.13.4 2.0.1 FALSE
Do you want to install from sources the packages which need compilation?
OK, well, I honestly have no idea what that means, but chances are 50/50
Whether I choose y or n I end up with:
Packages which are only available in source
form, and may need compilation of
C/C++/Fortran: ‘ps’ ‘fs’ ‘pkgload’
Do you want to attempt to install these from sources?
y/n:
and whether I choose y or n here I end up with
Warning in install.packages :
installation of package ‘devtools’ had non-zero exit status
The downloaded source packages are in
‘/private/var/folders/zz/mxrvmdvd2j399kfylbspjp4r0000gn/T/Rtmp1OdcyF/downloaded_packages’
I am operating on Mac Mojave 10.4.2 with RStudio 1.1.463
My expected result was for the package to be installed and I could use something like library(package) to get started with my work.
I am somewhat experienced in working with R and have never encountered this problem until recently? Do I need to update sth? Change a setting?
UPDATE: ggplot2 and biomod2 are showing the same issue
UPDATE: seems to be no problem with R (not RStudio) and the R package manager.... why is this the case?
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You only need to install packages the first time you use R (or after updating to a new version). **R Tip:** You can just type this into the command line of R to install each package. Once a package is installed, you don't have to install it again while using the version of R!
Changing the configuration in R Studio to solve install packages issue. Go To Tools -> Global option -> Packages. Then uncheck the option “Use secure download method for HTTP”. For other RStudio issues refer to official Troubleshooting Guide here.
install. packages("Deriv") if (! "Deriv" %in% installed. packages()[, "Package"]) { stop("Package Deriv not installed successfully.") }
Restarting R prior to updating these packages is strongly recommended. RStudio can restart R and then automatically continue the installation after restarting (all work and data will be preserved during the restart).
For packages where it says needs compilation : TRUE you would need RTools if you hit "n" on the dialog box.
RTools usually are installed in the C: Drive on Windows.
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