[R] building a package under windows

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Gilles GUILLOT wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a package of my own which seems to work fine under linux.
> I want to make a compiled version for windows.
> (I work with windows 2000 and R 2.0)

There is no such version of R.

> I have followed the steps described in the file 
> readme.packages (in the top-level directory of the binary installation)

Clearly you haven't, as you don't have latex in your path, and I don't 
think you have the proper compilers either.

> and I had a trouble at this step (which aim is not documented):

Yes, it is: it makes the libraries libR.a libRblas.a!  Pretty
self-explanatory don't you think?

> C:\Program Files\R\rw2000\src\gnuwin32>make libR.a libRblas.a
> dlltool -k --as as   --dllname R.dll --def R.exp --output-lib libR.a
> make: *** [libR.a] Error 255

So something is wrong with your compiler installation (if you have one), 
for dlltool or some of its components are missing.

> But still, I tried to build my package by 
> C:\Documents and Settings\guillot\Mes documents\package>Rcmd check geneland
> 
> and got :
>  
> * checking for working latex ...latex: not found

and you are missing some more tools.

>  NO
> * using log directory 'C:/Documents and Settings/guillot/Mes 
> documents/package/
> eneland.Rcheck'
> * checking for file 'geneland/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
> 
> installing R.css in C:/DOCUME~1/guillot/MESDOC~1/package/GENELA~1.RCH
> 
> 
> ---------- Making package geneland ------------
>   adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>   making DLL ...
> make[4]: *** [libR.a] Error 255
> make[3]: *** [libR] Error 2
> make[2]: *** [srcDynlib] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-geneland] Error 2
> *** Installation of geneland failed ***
> 
> Removing 'C:/DOCUME~1/guillot/MESDOC~1/package/GENELA~1.RCH/geneland'
>  ERROR
> Installation failed.
> 
> What is wrong here ?

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