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I would like to install the packages mvcwt and SynchWave but get following messages:

Warning message:
package ‘mvcwt’ is not available (for R version 3.0.2)

Warning message:
package ‘syncwave’ is not available (for R version 3.0.2)

In the reference manual to mvcwt there is no reference on which version of R the package depends. But the publication date of the package is 2013-11-06, so the package is not old.

In the reference manual to SynchWave one can read: "Depends R (>= 2.13), fields (>= 6.7.6)", so it should work wich my version (3.0.2), or?

Why I cannot install these packages?

brasofilo
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I am able to instal mvcwt on my machine (also R 3.0.2). If you can't, it may be the mirror is not up to date. I always use the 0-cloud mirror (really rstudio.org) because it seems to be the most up to date.

For the second package, it should be install.packages('SynchWave'). You had: install.packages('syncwave'). I was also able to install this package for R 3.0.2.

Christopher Louden
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  • I have managed to install `SynchWave`. Can you give me a hint how I can change or update the repository? – DatamineR Nov 07 '13 at 15:49
  • It is actually a mirror of CRAN, I will fix that in the answer. To choose one, either run the command `chooseCRANmirror()` or add the path of the mirror to the `install.packages()` function: `install.packages('mvcwt', repos='http://cran.rstudio.com/') – Christopher Louden Nov 07 '13 at 15:53
  • Hello Christopher, I vave tried your command `install.packages('mvcwt', repos='cran.rstudio.com/')` and have also changed the mirror manually, but I still get the same message that the package is not available for R version 3.0.2 – DatamineR Nov 08 '13 at 08:48
  • Hello again, you have probably Mac OS as operating system, since you have managed to install `mvcwt`, because on the CRAN page of the package one can read: "Windows binary: not available, see ReadMe." I have no idea why they offer the package for Mac OS but not for Windows... – DatamineR Nov 08 '13 at 13:10