Hi M. Ribeiro, For Windows you need to download the correct package (*.zip) not the Linux package. Once the windows package has been downloaded into a directory, you can install it directly from the R shell, see Packages > install packages from local zip files. Once the package has been installed you can load it into your session using Packages > load package Or library("package_name")
Hope it helps, Augusto -------------------------------------------- Augusto Sanabria. MSc, PhD. Mathematical Modeller Risk & Impact Analysis Group Geospatial & Earth Monitoring Division Geoscience Australia (www.ga.gov.au) Cnr. Jerrabomberra Av. & Hindmarsh Dr. Symonston ACT 2601 Ph. (02) 6249-9155 -----Original Message----- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of M.Ribeiro Sent: Monday, 31 May 2010 11:47 To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] error on Windows OS I received by email an R package (file.tar.gz) that was created in Linux. The package was already installed in another computer in linux using install.packages and it worked I am not familiar with installing packages but I would like to install it on Windows I downloaded the Rtools29.exe and tryed to install using install.packages("foo.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source") but the message was Warning in install.packages("GR_1.0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source") : argument 'lib' is missing: using 'C:\Documents and Settings\mr\My Documents/R/win-library/2.9' 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Warning message: In install.packages("GR_1.0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source") : installation of package 'GR_1.0.tar.gz' had non-zero exit status my questios are: Where shall I save the .tar.gz file?? Do I need to do anything else with the Rtools besides installing (C:/Rtools)?? Is the problem with the way I did or with the package?? Thanks a lot Cheers -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/error-on-Windows-OS-tp2236758p2236758.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.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. ______________________________________________ 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.