On 28.05.2026 00:02, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
So can we interpret this to mean that update.packages() will fix (replace) old packages that were copied into the new library? What if one or more packages were dropped/archived or pulled from non-standard package sources?
No, not if a package is archived from CRAN or downloaded from a repository that is not declared. update.packages() won't find that the update is needed in such a case
I talked about active CRAN packages. Best, Uwe Ligges
On May 27, 2026 2:06:12 PM PDT, Uwe Ligges <[email protected] dortmund.de> wrote:On 27.05.2026 18:01, Karl Schilling wrote: I am running R under Windows 11. recently updated R to the 4.6patchhed version. I then copied my packages from my previous version (4.5) to the library of 4.6. Then I updated all packages. Since then, I see the following behavior: Each time I run "update.packages(ask='graphics',checkBuilt=TRUE)" I am asked TWICE "--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---". And, more embarrassingly, all my Cran and Bioconductor are said to require an update. That also happens when I run "update.packages", say, one hour after my last update. And when I run "old.packages()", it seems that all my packages are identified as being old. Any suggestions what might be going on? For a major version change (as from 4.5.x to 4.6.y) we do not guarantee API compatibility, hence we cannot guarantee that a package built for 4.5.x will work under 4.6.y. As a consequence, update.packages() knows that everything has to be reinstalled. Best, Uwe Ligges Thank you so much in advance, Karl Schilling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help <https:// stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> PLEASE do read the posting guide https://www.R-project.org/ posting- <https://www.R-project.org/posting-> guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
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