[R] building a package under windows

[Uwe Ligges]

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)
 >
> I have followed the steps described in the file 
> readme.packages (in the top-level directory of the binary installation)
> and I had a trouble at this step (which aim is not documented):
> 
> 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


Hmm, don't know at this place (if the paths are correct and in the 
correct order, and all tools are installed).
I'd rather try to build R from scratch, and you'll get libR.a.

> 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
>  NO

So install LaTeX.


> * using log directory 'C:/Documents and Settings/guillot/Mes 
> documents/package/
> eneland.Rcheck'

Does it really read "eneland"? Then something is wrong with the tools 
you have installed, I presume. And you have left out at least one 
sentence of "readme.packages" ...

Uwe Ligges


One last comment: Even if it works on some machines, I do never trust 
paths with blanks in it.


> * 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 ?
>  
> Gilles
>