Your .libPaths() has a single component. The number of characters in it is not relevant so it should be bringing in the dependenies. Suggest you try this:
debug(utils:::menuInstallPkgs) and try using the menu now and see what comes up. On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Brian Lunergan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gabor Grothendieck wrote: >> >> dependencies = NA is only identical to dependencies = FALSE if >> .libPaths() >> has multiple components. If it has a single component then its the >> same as dependencies = c("Depends", "Imports"). Read the >> dependencies= entry on the ?install.packages page. Also read >> ?.libPaths > > Ok, ran .libPaths() and got: > >> .libPaths() > [1] "C:/R-2.7.0/library" >> > > That, as I understand the notes, is a valid path entry of > 1 character. > What am I missing about this? I already know, using the install.packages > example below, that explicitly stating dep = TRUE sends R off on a hunt for > the dependencies of a particular package during installation. What I would > like to know and understand is whether that is the only way to do so since > dep = TRUE has been turned off for the Install package(s) menu option or is > there a 'tweak' of the menu possible to turn the ability back on without > having to recompile the whole blessed program?? > > >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Brian Lunergan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Evening again folks: >>> >>> Bear with me while crow is consumed. I had asserted that 2.7.2 had dep = >>> NA >>> while prior installations had it turned on. Incorrect on my part. Dumped >>> that version and stepped back two iterations to 2.7.0. Tried it with that >>> one and the setting is indeed off for installing by menu. My apologies >>> for >>> the lack of information in my original post and for what has clearly >>> turned >>> out to be a misconception on my part. >>> >>> My question now... Is there a modification I can make to turn dep back on >>> when using the menu without recompiling, or is install.packages() the >>> only >>> way to install and have the program chase the needed dependencies for a >>> package? >>> >>> BTW, here is a more detailed look at the current run with 2.7.0. >>> >>> R version 2.7.0 (2008-04-22) >>> i386-pc-mingw32 >>> >>> locale: >>> >>> LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 >>> >>> attached base packages: >>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >>> >>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >>> [1] tools_2.7.0 >>> >>> OS is Windows XP SP2 >>> >>> Chose Ontario, Canada using Packages>Set CRAN mirror >>> >>> Chose ctv using Packages>Install package(s). ctv was all that was pulled >>> in. >>> >>> Retried using install.packages("ctv", dep = TRUE) at the prompt and >>> pulled >>> in XML and ctv. > > > -- > > Brian Lunergan > Nepean, Ontario > Canada > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 081018-0, 2008-10-18 > Tested on: 2008-10-18 21:37:32 > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > > > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.