[R] package error message

[Samuel Kemp]

Hi,

Yes the blanks did seem to cause this error.

Cheers,

Sam.

Uwe Ligges wrote:

> Samuel Kemp wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to make my own package in Windows XP with R 1.9.1. using 
>> Rcmd build/ Rcmd.
>>
>> The initial Rcmd build compiles ok with no error messages. However, 
>> when I run Rcmd check it runs ok up until
>>
>> * checking for file 'GammaTest/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
>> * checking whether package 'GammaTest' can be installed ... ERROR
>> Installation failed.
>> See 'c:/Documents and Settings/Samuel Kemp/My Documents/R 
>> Files/GammaTest.Rcheck/00install.out' for details.
>>
>> This file contains the following.....
>>
>> installing R.css in c:/DOCUME~1/SAMUEL~1/MYDOCU~1/RFILES~1/GAMMAT~1.RCH
>
>
> It's still a bad idea (even if this is not the reason for the error 
> below, I guess) to have blanks in your path names.
>
>
>
>> ---------- Making package GammaTest ------------
>>  adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>> make[2]: *** No rule to make target `R/Create', needed by 
>> `c:/DOCUME~1/SAMUEL~1/MYDOCU~1/RFILES~1/GAMMAT~1.RCH/GammaTest/R/GammaTest'.  
>> Stop.
>> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
>> make: *** [pkg-GammaTest] Error 2
>> *** Installation of GammaTest failed ***
>
>
> Have you followed "Writing R Extensions" and the file 
> ./src/gnuwin32/readme.packages EXACTLY ?
>
> Try to start with the most simple package and add functions step by 
> step. Is your DESCRIPTION file OK?
>
> Uwe Ligges
>
>
>
>> Can anyone shed light on what it is trying to tell me?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Sam.
>>
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