[R] Build problems on Windows with fpTeX and MiKTeX

[Uwe Ligges]

Prof Brian Ripley wrote:

> The fptex problem has been reported as happening on Unix too.  Rd.sty was
> changed a little while ago, *but only* in 1.9.0 AFAIK.  Does 1.8.1 patched
> not work?  I have no problem with fptex, and presume Duncan M does not 
> either, as he is distributing binaries of 1.9.0 beta.
> 
> My color.cfg is 1.0 from TeXLive rather than 1.1 and contains
> 
> \ifcase\x
>   % default case
>   \ExecuteOptions{dvips}%
> \or
>   % pdfTeX is running in pdf mode
>   \ExecuteOptions{pdftex}%
> \else
>   % VTeX is running
>   \ExecuteOptions{vtex}%
> \fi
> 
> so I guess yours has been modified incorrectly (e.g. for use with MikTeX?)
> 
> It looks like your MikTeX is broken.

The MiKTeX color.cfg is unchanged for "ages", it's still:
[2003/03/08 v1.0 MiKTeX 'color' configuration].

I'll look closer this evening.

Uwe



> In any case, you don't need LaTeX to build packages, so what exactly were 
> you trying to do?  Check them?
> 
> 
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Erich Neuwirth wrote:
> 
> 
>>Recently,
>>I upgraded MiKTeX to the latest versions, and since then there are 
>>problems when I try to build R and/or R packages.
>>I tried to build R 1.9.0 beta and R 1.8.1 patched
> 
> 
> The date of the beta is crucial.
> 
> 
>>I am running Windows XP Pro, SP 1
>>MikTeX version is
>>This is e-TeX, Version 3.141592-2.1 (MiKTeX 2.4)
>>(preloaded format=latex 2004.3.27)
>>
>>fpTeX version is
>>This is e-TeXk, Version 3.141592-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2)
>>(format=latex 2004.3.23)  27 MAR 2004 21:58
>>
>>With MiKTeX, it is not possible any more
>>do build documentation  either for R itself or for packages,
>>I get the following error
>>
>>! LaTeX Error: Command \middle already defined.
>>                Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.
>>
>>See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
>>Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
>>  ...
>>
>>l.45 \newlength{\middle}
>>
>>
>>With fpTeX, I can build R itself, but when I try to build packages,
>>I get
>>
>>
>>(c:/Program Files/TeXLive/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/color.sty
>>Package: color 1999/02/16 v1.0i Standard LaTeX Color (DPC)
>>
>>(c:/Program Files/TeXLive/texmf/tex/latex/texlive/color.cfg
>>File: color.cfg 2001/08/31 v1.1 color configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
>>)
>>
>>! Package color Error: No driver specified.
>>
>>See the color package documentation for explanation.
>>Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
>>  ...
>>
>>l.123      }
>>
>>You should make a default driver option in a file
>>color.cfg
>>eg: \ExecuteOptions{dvips}
>>
>>)
>>
>>Both versions of TeX are installed the standard way,
>>without changes (except adding a few local LaTeX style files).
>>
>>
>>Is this happening to anybody else?