R: Can't install certain packages

Question

I noticed that I am unable to install a bunch of packages. It started then I was trying to install the package carat. I would get this long error.

ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘robustbase’
* removing ‘/Users/regiswengel/anaconda/lib/R/library/robustbase’
Warning in install.packages :
  installation of package ‘robustbase’ had non-zero exit status
ERROR: dependency ‘robustbase’ is not available for package ‘ddalpha’
* removing ‘/Users/regiswengel/anaconda/lib/R/library/ddalpha’
Warning in install.packages :
  installation of package ‘ddalpha’ had non-zero exit status
ERROR: dependency ‘ddalpha’ is not available for package ‘recipes’
* removing ‘/Users/regiswengel/anaconda/lib/R/library/recipes’
Warning in install.packages :
  installation of package ‘recipes’ had non-zero exit status
ERROR: dependency ‘recipes’ is not available for package ‘caret’
* removing ‘/Users/regiswengel/anaconda/lib/R/library/caret’
Warning in install.packages :
  installation of package ‘caret’ had non-zero exit status

installing the dependencies ‘robustbase’, ‘ddalpha’, ‘recipes’ individually beforehand doesn't work either.

I also noticed that I am unable to update the packages

cluster
glmnet
maps
PKI
a bunch of others

I'm currently using R version 3.3.2 and RStudio Version 1.0.136. I have been using R and RStudio for months and have never had an issues installing packages. I have done a bunch of searching on Google and Stack-overflow and found some solutions. None of them have worked for me.

You could try adding `dependencies=TRUE` to `install.packages` — emilliman5, Oct 17 '17 at 14:41
What mirror did you choose when you ran `install.packages()`? Maybe try a different one. Run `chooseCRANmirror()` to change your default. — MrFlick, Oct 17 '17 at 14:41
Tried adding `dependencies=TRUE`. I have tried `0-Cloud`, `Canada (MB)`, and `USA (CA 1)`. — Regis, Oct 17 '17 at 14:57
Check what dependencies are need it. Sometimes you need to install libraries in your system. — programandoconro, Oct 17 '17 at 15:26

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '17 at 15:08

The error in my output was

gfortran -fPIC -I/Users/UserName/anaconda/include -L/Users/UserName/anaconda/lib -c eigen.f -o eigen.o

make: gfortran: No such file or directory

I found this thread that provided me with the answer I needed.

OS X package installation depends on gfortran-4.8

R: Can't install certain packages

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