On 29-01-2014, at 18:26, ce <zadi...@excite.com> wrote: > Thank you Berend, I will give it another shot to compile then. >
Please send messages to the R-help list only. I have forwarded this reply to R-help. Berend > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Berend Hasselman" [b...@xs4all.nl] > Date: 01/29/2014 05:34 AM > To: "ce" <zadi...@excite.com> > CC: "" <r-help@r-project.org> > Subject: Re: [R] How do you install cran mac binaries > > > On 29-01-2014, at 00:52, ce <zadi...@excite.com> wrote: > >> >> Sorry how do access this menu? R-studio? I open an xterm and type R to start >> R. >> >>> sessionInfo() >> R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) >> Platform: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0 (32-bit) >> >> locale: >> [1] C >> >> attached base packages: >> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >> >> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >> [1] tools_3.0.2 >> >> > > You said that you are running Mac OS X 10.5.8. > From the above you appear to be running a 32 bit version of R-3.0.2. > > That is not the version of R available on CRAN. It is a 64 bit version > intended for OS X 10.6 and higher. > > You must have either compiled it yourself or obtained it from elsewhere. > > You appear to be trying to install 64-bit packages for a 32 bit version of R. > That is not possible. So that’s why you are failing to install a binary > version. > > BTW: The menu Packages & Data > Package Installer is from the R GUI for Mac > OS X. > > Berend > > ______________________________________________ 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.