Re: [Rd] Can't install.packages() from local repo in 2.15.2

2012-11-05 Thread Imanuel Costigan
Hi Prof. Ripley, There is in fact a parallel source repository (see my initial email): L:/R/src/contrib I had also run tools:write_PACKAGES() therein, generating an empty PACKAGES file as I have chosen not to release source packages. I would like to make two comments. First, I believe the

Re: [Rd] Can't install.packages() from local repo in 2.15.2

2012-11-04 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
Your subject line isn't truthful. At the very least you are talking about binary packages on Windows using a file:// repository ('local' does not usually mean that, and is specified by NULL). I think you have not understood the NEWS item: most likely you do not have a parallel source reposito

[Rd] Can't install.packages() from local repo in 2.15.2

2012-11-02 Thread Imanuel Costigan
Hi guys I think there's a high chance this is a bug. But I can't rule out that I can be blamed for this. I've posted this to bugzilla (#15092). Then I read that I probably should have posted it to R-develop first. Sorry for doing this in the wrong order. I've set up a local repo on my local