Something else changed on your system as Catalina does no domain/IP/URL blocking without user-intervention and those repo URLs work fine on all my (many) Catalina systems.
What else changed after you did the Catalina install? There's a great deal wrong with Catalina, this is not one of those things. > On Dec 18, 2019, at 10:43, peter dalgaard <pda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hmm, my best guess is that file downloads are failing somehow. It's not like, > e.g., > > https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6/PACKAGES.gz > > is not on the website. > > Time to get scientific: Try putting a debug(download.file) and/or > debug(available.packages), retry the install (or maybe just do > available.packages(repos=....)), and single-step through the call to see > where it goes wrong. One possibility is that you don't have write permission > for the directory that it wants to download into, so figure out what the > exact target is. > > -pd > > >> On 18 Dec 2019, at 16:05 , bruno apolloni <apoll...@di.unimi.it> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the clarification. I did it, but with the same result >> >>> install.packages("regtools", repo = "https://cloud.r-project.org") >> Installing package into ‘/Users/blapo_nuovo/Library/R/3.6/library’ >> Warning: unable to access index for repository >> https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib: >> Warning: unable to access index for repository >> https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6: >> Warning message: >> package ‘regtools’ is not available (for R version 3.6.2) >> >> Cave Catalina! Me too have no problem with el-captain. >> >> Bruno >> >>> Il giorno 18 dic 2019, alle ore 15:52, Duncan Murdoch >>> <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> ha scritto: >>> >>> On 18/12/2019 8:43 a.m., bruno apolloni wrote: >>>> Do you mean that it does not work locally on my computer, but only in the >>>> cloud? >>> >>> I think he meant >>> >>> install.packages("regtools", repo = "https://cloud.r-project.org") >>> >>> which works for me (but I'm not on Catalina, I'm still on High Sierra). >>> >>> Duncan Murdoch >>> >>>> Thanks for the collaboration >>>> Bruno >>>>> Il giorno 18 dic 2019, alle ore 14:37, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> ha >>>>> scritto: >>>>> >>>>> Just works out of the box, i.e. the cloud repo. >>>>> >>>>> PS: please CC the list in - thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 18 Dec 2019, at 14:34, bruno apolloni <apoll...@di.unimi.it >>>>>> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried from many repo: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://cran.r-project.org <https://cran.r-project.org/> >>>>>> https://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/CRAN/ <https://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/CRAN/> >>>>>> https://cran.stat.unipd.it <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/> >>>>>> http://cran.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/CRAN/ >>>>>> <http://cran.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/CRAN/> >>>>>> >>>>>> always with the same answer: >>>>>> >>>>>> package ‘regtools’ is not available (for R version 3.6.2) . >>>>>> >>>>>> Which URL you refer to? The above links are opened in Safari. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your cooperation >>>>>> >>>>>> Bruno >>>>>> >>>>>>> Il giorno 18 dic 2019, alle ore 13:41, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de >>>>>>> <mailto:rai...@krugs.de>> ha scritto: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also on Catalena: I can install without problems. Try a different repo? >>>>>>> Can you open the URL in Safari? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rainer >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 18 Dec 2019, at 13:32, bruno apolloni <apoll...@di.unimi.it >>>>>>>> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any help after the Ken answer? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks a lot >>>>>>>> Bruno >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Inizio messaggio inoltrato: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Da: bruno apolloni <apoll...@di.unimi.it >>>>>>>>> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it>> >>>>>>>>> Oggetto: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] damned Catalina >>>>>>>>> Data: 18 dicembre 2019 13:30:54 CET >>>>>>>>> A: Ken Beath <k...@kjbeath.com.au <mailto:k...@kjbeath.com.au>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Actually, in https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/ >>>>>>>>> <https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/> >>>>>>>>> <https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/ >>>>>>>>> <https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/>> I read; >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For discussion of Mac-related topics and reporting Mac-specific bugs, >>>>>>>>> please use the R-SIG-Mac >>>>>>>>> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >>>>>>>>> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac>> mailing list. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Did something went wrong? Should I remove the first line of my mail? >>>>>>>>> Actually, what I need is to run “regtools” on Cran R insalled on my >>>>>>>>> computer. Thanks for your unsderstanding, all the best >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bruno >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bruno Apolloni >>>>>>>>> (Full Professor ) >>>>>>>>> Dipartimento di Informatica >>>>>>>>> University of Milano >>>>>>>>> Via Comelico 39 >>>>>>>>> 20135 Milano (Italy) >>>>>>>>> Tel. +39(0)2-50316284 >>>>>>>>> Fax. +39(0)2-50316228 >>>>>>>>> Mobile +39 333 7469878 >>>>>>>>> e-mail: apoll...@di.unimi.it <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it> >>>>>>>>> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it>> >>>>>>>>> http://homes.di.unimi.it/apolloni <http://homes.di.unimi.it/apolloni> >>>>>>>>> <http://homes.di.unimi.it/apolloni >>>>>>>>> <http://homes.di.unimi.it/apolloni>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Il giorno 18 dic 2019, alle ore 13:08, Ken Beath >>>>>>>>>> <k...@kjbeath.com.au <mailto:k...@kjbeath.com.au> >>>>>>>>>> <mailto:k...@kjbeath.com.au <mailto:k...@kjbeath.com.au>>> ha >>>>>>>>>> scritto: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Try another repository. It works fine with the main CRAN and teh >>>>>>>>>> RStudio repositories. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 18 Dec 2019, at 10:50 pm, bruno apolloni <apoll...@di.unimi.it >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:apoll...@di.unimi.it>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear All >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> among disasters of the new operating system Catalina, this one >>>>>>>>>>> concerns R. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Trying to install “regtools" the answer by Crane R consolle is >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> unable to access index for repository >>>>>>>>>>> https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6 >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6> >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6 >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6>> >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6 >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6> >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6 >>>>>>>>>>> <https://cran.stat.unipd.it/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The same for “devtools”. This happens on my Mac with Catalina OS. >>>>>>>>>>> The same installation on same Crane R but on a laptop of colleauge >>>>>>>>>>> of mine endowed with previous OS (el captain) succeeds without any >>>>>>>>>>> problem. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Any remedy to suggest? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Bruno >>>>>>>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org <mailto:R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org> >>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org <mailto:R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >>>>>>>>>>> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >>>>>>>> R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org <mailto:R-SIG-Mac@r-project.org> >>>>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac >>>>>>>> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Rainer M. 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