If you are installing from Windows, the current version of Matrix apparently doesn't build automatically on Windows. See:
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.3/check/Matrix-check.log (That's for R-devel. There're similar problems on R-2.2.0.) I'm sure Doug is aware of this... Andy > From: Sean Davis > > On 11/11/05 8:38 AM, "Spencer Graves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yesterday, I installed R2.2.0 for Windows [Version 2.2.0 > (2005-10-06 > > r35749)]. Unfortunately, 'install.packages("Matrix")' produced the > > following message: > > > > Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = > > available, : > > no package 'Matrix' at the repositories > > > > I installed lme4, maps, mapproj, CircStats, scatterplot3d, > gregmisc, > > Hmisc without problems. To confirm, 'library(lme4)' produced the > > following error: > > > > Error: package 'Matrix' required by 'lme4' could not be found > > > > What do you suggest? > > Spencer Graves > > p.s. I get the same result using several different (US) mirrors. > > I found it here: > http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/src/contrib/Matrix_0.99-1.tar.gz and here: http://cran.us.r-project.org/src/contrib/Matrix_0.99-1.tar.gz at least. These are the only two I checked. Sean ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
