the Extremes Toolkit
To install locally (no root priveleges), create a directory in which
to install the toolkit. For example, suppose you wish to install the toolkit
in the directory, /home/[user]/src/library. Further, I will assume
that the directory src/library does not already exist; if it does exist, you
can skip the first two mkdir commands. From unix/linux prompt:
Next, open an R session, and from the R prompt type the following command.
> install.packages("extRemes", lib="/home/[user]/src/library")
If you have the correct permissions, and would like the toolkit to be available
to all users, then simply follow the above directions, but install the toolkit
to the R library files (varies with system) by using the following (simpler)
command from the R prompt.
> install.packages("extRemes")
Step 1b (unix/linux): Download/Install ismev package from CRAN
To install ismev in unix/linux:
Open an R session.
From the R prompt, type:
> install.packages("ismev")
If this fails, it may be that you do not have permission to write files where
R wants to write them. In this case, it is possible to tell R to install the
package somewhere else, say to the directory /home/[user]/src/library.
To do this, type:
Otherwise, if ismev is installed in the R default directory for
package installations, then the Extremes Toolkit will be able to load
ismev into R automatically.
If all is well and good, the main toolkit dialog will appear and the toolkit
will work. If at any time this main window is closed, it can be re-opened
by the command:
> extremes.gui()
If, however, the main toolkit window does not appear after entering the
library command there are some likely reasons. Please see
Trouble Shooting for possible solutions.