tmap The XML and lwgeom packages are required for tmap to load but aren't listed under dependencies

Working on Windows with R version 4.4.2, I run: install.packages("tmap", dependencies = TRUE) and it completes successfully. However, when I later on run library(tmap) I get an error that XML and then lwgeom packages are missing.

Jun 02 '25 07:06 fgashakamba

Strange, because for Windows system dependencies should be installed automatically. Can you install tmaptools? Those two dependencies come from that package.

Jun 02 '25 09:06 mtennekes

Random dependent packages on Windows not installing when they should is not unusual. I would recommend trying to install the specific packages first (install.packages("XML") and install.packages("lwgeom") and then try installing tmap again.

See https://nickbearman.github.io/installing-software/r-rstudio-library-troubleshooting.html for some more info.

I've never managed to work out why this is, but seems to happen about 1 in 20 cases on Windows maybe? Any suggestions welcome!

Jun 03 '25 08:06 nickbearman

Closing for now -- if the problem persist or any of you have any ideas why it happens, please let us know.

Jun 22 '25 15:06 Nowosad