[R] Problem in building a package in R 2.0.0

[Prof Brian Ripley]

Please read what it says about installing R in a path containing spaces in
README.packages.  I don't know if this is due to the sources being in a
path with spaces in or the package, although I expect the former as I can
build packages in paths with spaces in by using the short form as
recommended.

To quote:

  BEWARE: Don't expect this to work if the path to R_HOME contains spaces.
  It may work, but we don't recommend it.

There is another error: you have WINHELP set to YES and have not installed 
HHW.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, Mikis Stasinopoulos wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> I am trying  to build a package in Windows.
> I use the following command  (which it used to work with previous 
> versions ) and I am getting the  following error
> 
> 
> #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> C:\PROGRA~1\R\rw2000\bin>Rcmd build --binary --use-zip 
> C:\PROGRA~1\R\rw2000\src\library\gamlss
> * checking for file 
> 'C:\PROGRA~1\R\rw2000\src\library\gamlss/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> 
> installing R.css in c:/TEMP/Rbuild.1520
> 
> 
> ---------- Making package gamlss ------------
>   adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>   installing R files
>   installing inst files
>   installing data files
>   preparing package gamlss for lazy data loading
>   installing man source files
>   installing indices
>   zipping data
>   installing help
>  >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'gamlss'
>      Formats: text html latex example chm
>   BB                                text    html    latex   example
>   BCPE                              text    html    latex   example
>   BCt                               text    html    latex   example
>   BI                                text    html    latex   example
> ......
>   update.gamlss                     text    html    latex   example
>   usair                             text    html    latex   example
>   wp                                text    html    latex   example
>   zipping help files
> hhc: not found
>   preparing package gamlss for lazy loading
> Error in tools:::.read_description(file) :
>         file '/DESCRIPTION' does not exist
> Execution halted
> make: *** [lazyload] Error 1
> *** Installation of gamlss failed ***
> 
> Removing 'c:/TEMP/Rbuild.1520/gamlss'
>  ERROR
> * installation failed
> 
> * building 'gamlss_0.4-0.zip'
> Can't stat gamlss: No such file or directory
>         zip warning: name not matched: gamlss
> 
> zip error: Nothing to do! (try: zip -r9X 
> C:/PROGRA~1/R/rw2000/bin/gamlss_0.4-0.z
> ip . -i gamlss)
> #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> 
> 
> It looks that .read_description() can not pick the DESCRIPTION file 
> properly.
> Note that checking the package using  "Rcmd check 
> C:\PROGRA~1\R\rw2000\src\library\gamlss"
> works and that  I can install the package locally using  "make pkg-gamlss".
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mikis Stasinopoulos
> 
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