[Rd] R CMD check

[Duncan Murdoch]

jing hua zhao wrote:
> Dear r-devel members,
> 
> I tried to build R packages on a PC running Windows XP but experience 
> problems. However, it is ok when there is no inst directory in a package.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> The following is an example,
> 
> C:\work>R CMD check VR_7.2-19.tar.gz
> * checking for working latex ... OK
> * using log directory 'C:/work/VR.Rcheck'
> * using R version 2.1.1, 2005-06-20
> * checking for file 'VR/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * looks like 'VR' is a package bundle
> * this is bundle 'VR' version '7.2-19'
> * checking if this is a source bundle ... OK
> 
> installing R.css in C:/work/VR.Rcheck
> 
> Looks like `C:/work/VR.Rcheck/00_pkg_src/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:/PROGRA~1/r/rw2011/include -Wall -O2   -c MASS.c -o MASS.o
> gcc   -Ic:/PROGRA~1/r/rw2011/include -Wall -O2   -c lqs.c -o lqs.o
> ar cr MASS.a MASS.o lqs.o
> ranlib MASS.a
> windres --include-dir c:/PROGRA~1/r/rw2011/include  -i MASS_res.rc -o 
> MASS_res.
> 
> gcc  --shared -s  -o MASS.dll MASS.def MASS.a MASS_res.o  
> -c:/PROGRA~1/r/rw201/src/gnuwin32   -lg2c -lR
>   ... DLL made
>   installing DLL
>   installing R files
>   installing inst files
> FIND: Parameter format not correct

Looks like a path problem.  There's a find command in the R tools, and a 
completely different one in Windows.  You need to set your path to find 
the R one first.

Duncan Murdoch

> make[2]: *** [C:/work/VR.Rcheck/MASS/inst] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-MASS] Error 2
> *** Installation of MASS failed ***
> 
> ERROR
> Installation failed.
> 
> C:\work> path
> 
> PATH=C:\texmf\miktex\bin;C:\Perl\bin\;C:\Program 
> Files\Insightful\splus62\;C:\WI
> NDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program 
> Files\Hummingbird\
> Connectivity\9.00\Accessories\;C:\Program Files\Common 
> Files\GTK\2.0\bin;C:\Prog
> ram Files\WinSCP3\;C:\Program Files\PC-Pine
> 
> 
> 
> Jing Hua Zhao
> 
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