rstudio / rstudio/packrat

'mgcv' package - installation update error

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Description

I can't install update of mgcv package by

install.packages("mgcv", lib=".../packrat/lib-R")

I got an error:

ERROR: ‘mgcv’ is not a legal package name
Warning in install.packages :
  installation of package ‘mgcv’ had non-zero exit status

Does someone know what is going on?

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Start by reproducing the reported install.packages("mgcv", lib=".../packrat/lib-R") command and inspect Packrat's package installation or update entry points. Determine why the package name is rejected, then verify that the installation completes successfully and document the result.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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