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Thank you very much for your explanation, it woks correctly indeed.
On 8/19/07, Prof Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The documented specification is file:///d:/CRAN (as specified by RFC1738)=
,
> so this is working correctly.
>
> The CHANGES file for 2.2.0 says:
>
> o file:// URLs are now interpreted by download.file(),
> download.packages() and url() in the same way as Mozilla-based
> browsers. That is, the expected form is
>
> file:///d:/path/to/file
>
> with *three* slashes.
>
> The point is that this is file:// + host + / + path/to/file, and host is
> missing. That some versions of IE did not follow the standard is part of
> the confusion here.
>
> Note that ?available.packages does say
>
> If a repository is
> local, i.e., the URL starts with '"file:"', then the packages are
> not downloaded but used directly. (Both '"file:"' and
> '"file:///"' are allowed as prefixes to a file path, the latter
> for an absolute file path.)
>
> but 'file:' does not work with drives on Windows. That seems clearly to
> rule out your usage.
>
>
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Full_Name: Zivan Karaman
> > Version: 2.5.1
> > OS: Windows XP SP2
> > Submission from: (NULL) (195.6.68.214)
> >
> >
> > I think that I have encountered a bug in the function "
> available.packages" when
> > using a local repository (file://=85) on Windows.
> >
> > Version information:
> > platform i386-pc-mingw32
> > arch i386
> > os mingw32
> > system i386, mingw32
> > status
> > major 2
> > minor 5.1
> > year 2007
> > month 06
> > day 27
> > svn rev 42083
> > language R
> > version.string R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27)
> >
> > I have made a copy of the CRAN "/bin/windows/contrib/2.5" directory in
> the
> > "D:/CRAN" folder on my machine.
> >
> > When I issue the command:
> >
> > available.packages(contrib.url("file://D:/CRAN"))
> >
> > I get the follwoing message:
> > Error in gzfile(file, "r") : unable to open connection
> > In addition: Warning message:
> > cannot open compressed file ':/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.5/PACKAGES'
> in:
> > gzfile(file, "r")
> >
> > Looking at the source code, I've spotted the following lines which seem
> to cause
> > trouble:
> >
> > if (.Platform$OS.type =3D=3D "windows") {
> > if (length(grep("[A-Za-z]:", tmpf)))
> > tmpf <- substring(tmpf, 2)
> > }
> > Deleting them, the function works OK.
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list
> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
> >
>
> --
> Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
> University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self)
> 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA)
> Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595
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hank you very much for your explanation, it woks correctly indeed.</font></=
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<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 8/19/07, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">=
Prof Brian Ripley</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]
tats.ox.ac.uk</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">The documented specification is =
file:///d:/CRAN (as specified by RFC1738),<br>so this is working correctly.
<br><br>The CHANGES file for 2.2.0 says:<br><br> o&n=
bsp; file:// URLs are now interpreted by download.file(),<br> &n=
bsp; download.packages() and url() in th=
e same way as Mozilla-based<br> &n=
bsp;browsers. That is, the expected form is
<br><br> &=
nbsp; file:///d:/path/to/file<br><br> &nb=
sp; with *three* slashes.<br><br>The point is =
that this is file:// + host + / + path/to/file, and host is<br>missing.&nbs=
p; That some versions of IE did not follow the standard is part of
<br>the confusion here.<br><br>Note that ?available.packages does say<br><b=
r> If a repository is<br> l=
ocal, i.e., the URL starts with '"file:"', then the packa=
ges are<br> not downloaded but used directly. =
(Both '"file:"' and
<br> '"file:///"' are allowed as =
prefixes to a file path, the latter<br> for an abso=
lute file path.)<br><br>but 'file:' does not work with drives on Wi=
ndows. That seems clearly to<br>rule out your usage.
<br><br><br>On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, <a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"=
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a> wrote:<br><br>> Full_Name: Zivan Karaman<br=
>> Version: 2.5.1<br>> OS: Windows XP SP2<br>> Submission from: (N=
ULL) (
<a href=3D"http://195.6.68.214";>195.6.68.214</a>)<br>><br>><br>> I=
think that I have encountered a bug in the function "available.packag=
es" when<br>> using a local repository (file://=85) on Windows.<br>
><br>> Version information:<br>> platform &=
nbsp; i386-pc-mingw32<br>> arch  =
; i386<br>> os &nbs=
p; mingw32<br>> system &n=
bsp; i386, mingw32<br>> status<br>> maj=
or 2<br>> min=
or
5.1<br>> year  =
; 2007<br>> month &=
nbsp;06<br>> day &n=
bsp; 27<br>> svn rev  =
; 42083<br>> language R<br>>=
version.string R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27)<br>><br>> I have made a =
copy of the CRAN "/bin/windows/contrib/2.5" directory in the
<br>> "D:/CRAN" folder on my machine.<br>><br>> When I i=
ssue the command:<br>><br>> available.packages(contrib.url("file=
://D:/CRAN"))<br>><br>> I get the follwoing message:<br>> Err=
or in gzfile(file, "r") : unable to open connection
<br>> In addition: Warning message:<br>> cannot open compressed file =
':/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/2.5/PACKAGES' in:<br>> gzfile(file, =
"r")<br>><br>> Looking at the source code, I've spotted=
the following lines which seem to cause
<br>> trouble:<br>><br>> =
if (.Platform$OS.type =3D=3D "windows&qu=
ot;) {<br>> &=
nbsp; if (length(grep("[A-Za-z]:", t=
mpf)))<br>> &=
nbsp; tmpf <- substring(tmpf, 2=
)<br>
>  =
;}<br>> Deleting them, the function works OK.<br>><br>> __________=
____________________________________<br>> <a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
oject.org">R-devel@r-project.org</a> mailing list<br>>=20
<a href=3D"https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel";>https://stat.ethz=
.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel</a><br>><br><br>--<br>Brian D. Ripley, =
; &n=
bsp; <a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">ripley=
@stats.ox.ac.uk
</a><br>Professor of Applied Statistics, <a href=3D"http://www.s=
tats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/">http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/</a><br>Universit=
y of Oxford, &nb=
sp; Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self)<br>1 South Parks Road,&nbs=
p; &=
nbsp; +44 1865 272866 (PA)
<br>Oxford OX1 3TG, UK  =
; Fax: +44 1865 272595<=
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