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HTTP 404 error when installing R package from public repo on Github using devtools

I'm trying to install an R package from a public Github:

devtools::install_github(repo='FrankD/EDISON',
                         ref='MultipleTimeSeries', 
                         subdir='Package/EDISON/')

Error: Failed to install 'unknown package' from GitHub: HTTP error 404. Not Found

Did you spell the repo owner (datarichard) and repo name (EDISON) correctly? - If spelling is correct, check that you have the required permissions to access the repo.

Does anyone know why I'm getting this error? The same command used to work 7 months ago so something changed. My devtools version is 2.2.1

I've tried forking it to my own repo to remove any hidden authorisation issues but I get the same error, e.g.: 

devtools::install_github(repo='datarichard/EDISON',
                         ref='MultipleTimeSeries', 
                         subdir='Package/EDISON/')
Solution

  • You're missing a forward slash on your subdir, and the ending slash can be removed:

    devtools::install_github(repo='datarichard/EDISON',
                         ref='MultipleTimeSeries', 
                         subdir='/Package/EDISON') # here