Ok I do this and it appears to work
> install.packages ("rlang")
Installing package into ‘S:/CIU/RUSTY2/perm’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
There is a binary version available but the source version is later:
binary source needs_compilation
rlang 0.2.0 0.4.5 TRUE
Binaries will be installed
trying URL '
https://mirror.las.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/3.3/rlang_0.2.0.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 754726 bytes (737 KB)
downloaded 737 KB
package ‘rlang’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
The downloaded binary packages are in
C:\Users\rthellein\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp0EWC9E\downloaded_packages
But when i try to install ggplot2 (which appears to be the problem with the forecast package installation always this occurs
install.packages("ggplot2")
Installing package into ‘S:/CIU/RUSTY2/perm’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
also installing the dependencies ‘isoband’, ‘rlang’
There are binary versions available but the source versions are later:
binary source needs_compilation
rlang 0.2.0 0.4.5 TRUE
ggplot2 2.2.1 3.3.0 FALSE
Binaries will be installed
Package which is only available in source form, and may need compilation of C/C++/Fortran: ‘isoband’
These will not be installed
trying URL '
https://mirror.las.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/3.3/rlang_0.2.0.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 754726 bytes (737 KB)
downloaded 737 KB
package ‘rlang’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
The downloaded binary packages are in
C:\Users\rthellein\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp0EWC9E\downloaded_packages
installing the source package ‘ggplot2’
trying URL '
https://mirror.las.iastate.edu/CRAN/src/contrib/ggplot2_3.3.0.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 3031461 bytes (2.9 MB)
downloaded 2.9 MB
'\\fldvr.net\hq\users\Rthellein\Desktop'
CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory.
ERROR: dependency 'isoband' is not available for package 'ggplot2'
* removing 'S:/CIU/RUSTY2/perm/ggplot2'
The downloaded source packages are in
‘C:\Users\rthellein\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp0EWC9E\downloaded_packages’
Warning messages:
1: running command '"C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-33~1.0/bin/x64/R" CMD INSTALL -l "S:\CIU\RUSTY2\perm" C:\Users\RTHELL~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp0EWC9E/downloaded_packages/ggplot2_3.3.0.tar.gz' had status 1
2: In install.packages("ggplot2") :
installation of package ‘ggplot2’ had non-zero exit status