# quadmath\_snprintf could not be located - secure AWS environment with old CRAN snapshot

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**Tags:** R\
**Created:** [3 August 2023 12:47 UTC](https://igraph.discourse.group/t/quadmath-snprintf-could-not-be-located-secure-aws-environment-with-old-cran-snapshot/1624 "2023-08-03T12:47:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![vacine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/igraph.discourse.group/vacine/32/974_2.png) [@vacine](https://igraph.discourse.group/u/vacine)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2023 12:47 UTC](https://igraph.discourse.group/t/quadmath-snprintf-could-not-be-located-secure-aws-environment-with-old-cran-snapshot/1624/1 "2023-08-03T12:47:41Z")

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Dear igraph team,  
I hope that you are well. I was wondering if would you have any advice on the issue of not being able to properly install and load igraph package. I am using the R environment in a secure AWS environment, with limited administrator rights.

The R version is: 4.0.2 (2020 - 06 - 22) and the CRAN snapshot seems to be 2020-07-16, with the package being built by the 4.0.5 version. Do you think that the update of the R environment and CRAN image could resolve the issue or should I be aware of other problems that need resolving? Thank you in advance for your help.

I am attaching the snapshots of the loading and error messages.

 ![Error](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/igraph/original/1X/1dc5d0b04d429392629fd5fddaefc207b31b0e87.png)

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**Author:** ![szhorvat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/igraph.discourse.group/szhorvat/32/3_2.png) [@szhorvat](https://igraph.discourse.group/u/szhorvat)\
**Post date:** [4 August 2023 09:37 UTC](https://igraph.discourse.group/t/quadmath-snprintf-could-not-be-located-secure-aws-environment-with-old-cran-snapshot/1624/2 "2023-08-04T09:37:20Z")

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This will only happen if you are using a modified version of R. I am assuming that you have Microsoft R Open.

This issue is resolved in the latest igraph version, but to use it with such as old R version, you would need to compile it from sources.

Note that Microsoft R Open has been unsupported for a long time and completely discontinued (the website is gone) since July this year. It is probably not a good idea to continue using it.

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**Author:** ![vacine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/igraph.discourse.group/vacine/32/974_2.png) [@vacine](https://igraph.discourse.group/u/vacine)\
**Post date:** [4 August 2023 10:22 UTC](https://igraph.discourse.group/t/quadmath-snprintf-could-not-be-located-secure-aws-environment-with-old-cran-snapshot/1624/3 "2023-08-04T10:22:13Z")

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> [@vacine](#):
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> 4.0.2 (2020 - 06 - 22) and the CRAN snapshot seems to be 2020-07-16, with the package being built by the 4.0.5 version

Dear Szabolcs,  
Thanks a lot for your prompt and informative reply!

Best wishes,
