[Rd] [R] Problems building own package (Error: "package has been build before R-2.10.0")

[Uwe Ligges]

Then, you have the package installed under another libarry that is first 
on your search path.

Uwe Ligges

On 17.08.2010 22:07, Janko Thyson wrote:
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de]
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. August 2010 22:00
>> An: Janko Thyson
>> Cc: r-devel at r-project. org
>> Betreff: Re: [R] Problems building own package (Error: "package has
>> been build before R-2.10.0")
>>
>>
>>
>> On 17.08.2010 20:36, Janko Thyson wrote:
>>> Dear List,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m doing my first baby steps towards developing own R Packages and
>> ran into
>>> the following problem:
>>
>> First baby step: Do not cross-post on several lists.
>
> Sorry.
>
>>> R CMD check mypackage works fine (no errors, no warnings)
>>>
>>> R CMD build mypackage works fine (no errors, no warnings)
>>>
>>> R CMD INSTALL –library=”C:\R\R-2.11.1\library”
>>> “something\mypackage\mypackage_1.0.tar.gz” works fine (no errors, no
>>> warnings)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> However, when I try loading the package in an R-Session (version
>> 2.11.1) via
>>> “library(mypackage)”, R complains about the package being build
>> before
>>> version R-2.10.0 and tells me to rebuild it.
>>
>>
>> So the R that is in your PATH is<  2.10.x
>> Change your PATH and add the R version your are actually working
>> with....
>
> As I wrote: "My PATH is set up as explained in the R-Admin manual. Also, the
> only R version stated there is “C:\R\R-2.11.1\bin;”.
>
>> Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Could this possibly be due to the fact that I have multiple R
>> versions
>>> installed (this also includes the most recent one, though)?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To provide you with some details:
>>>
>>> -          Running Windows XP
>>>
>>> -          All of my R versions are under “C:\R” (versions 2.9.2,
>> 2.10.1,
>>> 2.11.1).
>>>
>>> -          I installed Rtools (version 2.1.2) to “C:\Rtools” and
>> pointed it
>>> to “C:\R” (as this was the default) to interact with R (should this
>> maybe
>>> have been “C:\R\R-2.11.1”?). I also installed everything else
>> necessary to
>>> build packages (Inno Setup etc.).
>>>
>>> -          My PATH is set up as explained in R-Admin manual. Also,
>> the only
>>> R version stated there is “C:\R\R-2.11.1\bin;”.
>>>
>>> -          I updated the DESCRIPTION file and specified all .Rd files
>>> correctly.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any idea what I’m doing wrong?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks a ton,
>>>
>>> Janko
>>>
>>>
>>>
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