Re: Problem with updating packages

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:
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> 
> 
>     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
> 
> 
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> 
> 
>         Thank you so much in advance,
> 
>         Karl Schilling
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