[Rd] Could not create DVI version

[Paul Gilbert]

Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> 
> I can run R CMD check with current CVS version of R on dse_2003.3-1 on
> Solaris 8 successfully (using gcc 3.2, but that's not relevant here).

I just confirmed that I get the same problem with that version of dse.
I'm using  SunOS 5.8 and perl, v5.6.1 built for sun4-solaris.

> There is
> 
>   est.wt.variables                  text    html    latex
>      missing link(s):  est.min.sqerror
> 
> but that's a long-standing error in your packages.

Fixed in my sources now.
 
> This does look like a problem in your Solaris setup.
> 
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Paul Gilbert wrote:
> >
> > > In Solaris with R-1.7.0beta from 2003-04-01 I still have a problem with
> > > "R CMD check" after I build a package:
> > >
> > > * creating setRNG-manual.tex ... OK
> > > * checking setRNG-manual.tex ... ERROR
> > > Could not create DVI version.
> > > This typically indicates Rd problems.
> > >
> > > I can manually gererate the dvi from setRNG-manual.tex, so I don't  think
> > > my latex is defective as I speculated last week.
> 
> Your Perl?

> > The file texput.log
> > > indicates
> > >
> > > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3.1) (format=latex 2001.1.12)  1
> > > APR 2003 12:09
> > > **\nonstopmode\inputsetRNG-manual.tex
>                         ^
> I get
> 
> **\nonstopmode{}\input{setRNG-manual.tex}
> 
> so something is wrong.

Yes. Any suggestions of something else I should try?

Thanks,
Paul

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