[Rd] inst/CITATION produced error during Rcmd check <package>

[Prof Brian Ripley]

That you are getting FIND not `find' suggests that you have not followed
the instructions in README.packages correctly.  Please ensure you have
followed

BEWARE: `Native' ports of make are _not_ suitable (including that at
the mingw site).  There were also problems with several earlier
versions of the cygwin tools and dll.  To avoid frustration, please
use our tool set, and make sure it is at the front of your path
(including before the Windows system directories).

and especially the last point.



On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Pfaff, Bernhard wrote:

> Dear list member,
>
> by running Rcmd check on a package where a customised 'CITATION' file should
> be included instead of the automatically produced one, the following error
> occurs:
>
>   adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>   installing NAMESPACE file and metadata
>   installing R files
>   installing inst files
> FIND: Parameter format not correct
> make[2]: *** [c:/R/packages/urca/inst] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-urca] Error 2
> *** Installation of urca failed ***
>
> When I exclude /inst/CITATION from the package sources, no problems/errors
> are encountered.
> Incidentally, the same error occurs on 'Rcmd check VR':
>
> H:\R\Packages>Rcmd check VR
> * checking for working latex ... OK
> * using log directory 'H:/R/Packages/VR.Rcheck'
> * checking for file 'VR/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
>
> installing R.css in H:/R/Packages/VR.Rcheck
>
> Looks like `H:/R/Packages/VR' is a package bundle
>
>
> ---------- Making package MASS ------------
>   adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>   installing NAMESPACE file and metadata
>   making DLL ...
> making MASS.d from MASS.c
> making lqs.d from lqs.c
> gcc   -Ic:/R/rw2000/include -Wall -O2   -c MASS.c -o MASS.o
> gcc   -Ic:/R/rw2000/include -Wall -O2   -c lqs.c -o lqs.o
> ar cr MASS.a MASS.o lqs.o
> ranlib MASS.a
> windres --include-dir c:/R/rw2000/include  -i MASS_res.rc -o MASS_res.o
> gcc  --shared -s  -o MASS.dll MASS.def MASS.a MASS_res.o
> -Lc:/R/rw2000/src/gnuw
> in32  -lg2c -lR
>   ... DLL made
>   installing DLL
>   installing R files
>   installing inst files
> FIND: Parameter format not correct
> make[2]: *** [H:/R/Packages/VR.Rcheck/MASS/inst] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-MASS] Error 2
> *** Installation of MASS failed ***
>
>  ERROR
> Installation failed.
>
> H:\R\Packages>
>
> Am I doing something wrong? Is the error caused by my OS? Any help or
> pointers are appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> Bernhard
>
> Version:
>  platform = i386-pc-mingw32
>  arch = i386
>  os = mingw32
>  system = i386, mingw32
>  status =
>  major = 2
>  minor = 0.0
>  year = 2004
>  month = 10
>  day = 04
>  language = R
>
> Windows 2000 Professional (build 2195) Service Pack 4.0
>
> Search Path:
>  .GlobalEnv, package:methods, package:stats, package:graphics,
> package:grDevices, package:utils, package:datasets, package:fortunes,
> Autoloads, package:base
>
>
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