关于在R环境中安装devtools包出现错误的技术咨询

Hey there, let's sort out that devtools installation issue you ran into! Based on your error log, here's what's going on and how to fix it:

First, let's break down the problem:

• The devtools package downloaded successfully but ended up "incomplete" — this almost always happens if the download got interrupted mid-way, leaving a corrupted zip file that couldn't unpack fully.
• There's an updated source version of the withr dependency available (2.1.2 vs the 2.1.1 binary), which might be causing a version mismatch that's blocking the full installation.

Step 1: Clean up the broken devtools files #

First, we need to get rid of the corrupted installation:

remove.packages("devtools")

Then, head to your R library folder C:/Users/hyunj/OneDrive/문서/R/win-library/3.4 — if there's still a folder named devtools hanging around, delete it manually to clear any leftover junk.

Step 2: Install the updated withr package #

Since the newer source version of withr doesn't require compilation, install it directly from source:

install.packages("withr", type = "source")

Step 3: Reinstall devtools properly #

Now install devtools again, making sure we pull in all necessary dependencies to avoid missing components:

install.packages("devtools", dependencies = TRUE)

If you still hit snags, try restarting your R session first before running these commands — sometimes lingering background processes can mess with package installations.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Daniel