Got this error trying to run library(mosaic)

[jredman]

Hey everyone, for my R Studio coding class I am trying to run this set of code:

library(readr)
library(mosaic)
library(Stat2Data)

This is the error message I receive when it reaches the library(mosaic) line:

Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘mosaic’: .onLoad failed in loadNamespace() for 'broom', details: call: loadNamespace(name) error: there is no package called ‘backports’

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[technocrat]

@jredman

there is no package called ‘backports’

indicates

install.packages("`backports")

[jredman]

I ran that line of code which subsequently installed the package and still received the same error as above when trying to run my lines of code.

[andresrcs]

That suggests the package has not been successfully installed, Can you show the complete output you get when you run this command?

install.packages("backports")

[jredman]

I think I just figured it out; when I ran the install.packages("backports") command, it prompted me to install from sources the package which needs compilation. This time instead of choosing 'yes', I chose 'no' and that seems to have allowed my code to run fully.
Thanks for the help!

[technocrat]

If you're on macOS, that's what you should always do unless you have intermediate skills in compilation debugging. Even then, it often requires advanced skills.