[Rd] build packages with vignettes in Windows

Duncan Murdoch murdoch at stats.uwo.ca
Tue Apr 29 20:29:00 CEST 2008


On 29/04/2008 12:54 PM, Michael wrote:
> I've been trying to build a Windows binary of a package of mine without
> success.  It seems that the files under inst/doc throw the script off.
> 
> I am using the command 'Rcmd INSTALL --build'.
> 
> ---------- Making package genepi ------------
>   adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>   installing NAMESPACE file and metadata
>   installing R files
>   installing inst files
> FIND: Parameter format not correct

That looks as though you don't have the tools installed correctly, you 
have some other "find" earlier on your path.

Duncan Murdoch

> make[2]: *** [C:/Library/R/genepi/inst] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-genepi] Error 2
> *** Installation of genepi failed ***
> 
> I also tried a couple of packages downloaded from CRAN.  Those without
> inst/doc directory worked fine and those who do have it didn't.
> 
> I'm using a fresh install of R-2.7.0 and Rtools-2.7. 
> 
> Any clue of what was wrong with my setup?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
> 
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