[R] library in R2.0.0 - summary

[Petr Pikal]

Thanks to Andy Liaw and prof.Ripley for their comments.

I finally managed my function set work without need for proper 
installation. However I must try it sometimes.

I got tools from 
http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/tools.zip

but I did not install Pearl yet. I tried

make pkg-fun

which resulted in sequence of errors which I corrected according 
what I was told by screen and documentation (best thanks to all 
who provided it)

and finally I end with

1. modified DESCRIPTION file
2. functional set of my functions
3. error message perl: not found

So next step will be trying to install perl (if I am allowed by 
suspicious network administrator) and completing the whole 
installation.

Thanks again.

Petr


> > From: Petr Pikal
> > 
> > Hi all
> > 
> > I upgraded to 2.0.0 version and did everything as I used to do
> > before.
> > 
> > I installed windows binary, copy/paste other than bundled 
> > packages. 
> > 
> > I got e.g.
> > > library(chron)
> > Error in library(chron) : 'chron' is not a valid package -- 
> > installed < 
> > 2.0.0?
> > 
> > so I loaded it from CRAN and everything worked OK except my 
> > own personal functions (they are not on CRAN). So I went 
> > through NEWS file which says:
> > 
> > o	Packages must have been re-installed for this version, and
> > 	library() will enforce this.
> > 
> > I have never done it, my simple set of functions was never actually
> > installed. I used copy/paste the directory from old R version to new
> > one and I used library(fun) in personal .Rprofile to load my
> > function set. Doing that again I got:
> > 
> > Error in library(fun) : There is no package called 'fun'
> > 
> > I know I can use source
> > source("D:/programy/R/rw2000/library/fun/R/fun")
> > but I feel library way is better way and I think I could try it.
> > 
> > Before I start to try transferring my function set to a real 
> > package I 
> > would like to ask simple ***question***.
> > 
> > Is the error message result of not installing package fun correctly
> > (at all) or I shall do something more than follow instructions in
> > README.packages and other documentation?
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---------------
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Petr Pikal
> > petr.pikal at precheza.cz
> > 
Petr Pikal
petr.pikal at precheza.cz