[R] User package - Simple Ports

[Liaw, Andy]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe you need to do

    make pkg-X

or

    R CMD INSTALL X

Andy

> From: Keith J Sabol
> 
> R experts,
> 
> I created a package X for R 1.8 that I want to re-install for 
> 2.0.1.  In
> addition to downloading/installing Perl and Rtools as directed in the
> README.packages file and ensuring that they appear in my path, I have
> modified X's DESCRIPTION file to include all required fields.
> Additionally I have deleted  the "built" line since the  make process
> will add that.  The source contains no Fortran/C/C++ and 
> resides in   .
> R/rw2000/src/library
> 
>  
> 
> >From .R/rw2000/src/gnuwin32>  make X -X seems to run the 
> make utility,
> but the package is never installed.
> 
>  
> 
> In R 1.8  manually added the build line and copied the 
> package directory
> into the library tree and library(X) worked without a formal 
> install (As
> you would guess this was a work-around for my earlier and evidently
> persistent lack of success in my package installation 
> endeavors.).  The
> same work-around approach seems not to work with 2.0.
> 
>  
> 
> Your suggestions are appreciated.
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you!
> 
>  
> 
> Keith Sabol
> 
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