Message 2 of today: it works now. After re-installing R.app from the same R-2.1.0.dmg file, and fixInNamespace'ing(*) install.packages(), I managed to update 23 outdated packages from CRAN binaries for MacOS X. What I did was to:
1. change call to .install.macbinaries() into call to install.binaries() in install.packages(). install.binaries() is a function defined utils/R/aqua/GUI.R. 2. I also had to remove argument 'dependencies' since that is not defined in install.binaries() of utils/aqua. It seems that install.binaries of utils/aqua is mentioned in several places in R sources, but .install.macbinary() appears only in one place, so changing install.packages() is less hassle than changing utils/R/aqua/GUI.R and all other places (although this looks more natural). This still requires a fix in passing type in update.packages() that B. Ripley already did for R 2.1.1, or setting options(pkgType="mac.binary"). cheers, jari oksanen (*) "Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California." E. Dijkstra On Tue, 2005-05-03 at 16:14 +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > Binary installs are AFAIK only supported in the GUI, where the default is > as documented. So .install.macbinary() is not loaded except in the GUI. > > The reason is that those binaries are tied to that particular build of R, > and will not work with a general build on MacOS X. > > I would expect this to work from the command-line in the GUI console, and > had believed it had been tested there. > > > On Tue, 3 May 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Full_Name: Jari Oksanen > > Version: R 2.1.0 > > OS: MacOS 10.3.9 > > Submission from: (NULL) (130.231.102.145) > > > > > > For various reasons (which need not be expanded here) I have tried to > > update my > > long neglected R in MacOS X using handy command line tool update.packages() > > using readily available binaries of contributed packages at CRAN. However, > > this > > fails with message saying that packages xxxx_*_tar.gz is not found at the > > server > > (HTTP error 404). Obviously, the package name is expanded wrongly as the > > binary > > packages for MacOS X have type *.tgz. However, this seems not be the > > problem, > > but there are two other problems: > > > > 1. update.packages does not transfer the value of 'type' to the next > > function > > install.packages, but install.packages uses the value of > > getOption("pkgType") > > which seems to be "source" in CRAN binary of MacOS X (contrary to > > documentation > > at ?options). > > > > 2. If this is corrected, or first set options(pkgType="mac.binary"), the > > update > > fails for missing function .install.macbinary(). > > > > The first problem is easy to correct: > > > > --- update.packages.R 2005-05-03 17:13:36.000000000 +0300 > > +++ jarioksa.update.packages.R 2005-05-03 17:13:58.000000000 +0300 > > @@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ > > install.packages(update[, "Package"], instlib, contriburl = > > contriburl, > > method = method, available = available, destdir = destdir, > > - installWithVers = installWithVers, type) > > + installWithVers = installWithVers, type = type) > > } > > } > > > > > > For the second, problem, I don't know what to do. grepping > > R-patched_2005-05-03.tar.gz source found only one instance of > > .install.macbinary(): the failed call in > > R-patched/src/library/utils/R/packages2.R. I couldn't find the definition > > of the > > function. > > > > Do I really have to use GUI? Uh. > > > > cheers, jari oksanen > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > > > > ______________________________________________ R-devel@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel