[R] Installing packages from source on WindowsXP

[Uwe Ligges]

Tyler Smith wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm having some problems installing packages from the source files on 
> Windows, using R CMD INSTALL pkg. I'm running WindowsXP, and I've 
> followed the instructions as per the README.packages file from the R 
> installation. I ran into a hitch, with the install failing following a 
> "hhc: not found" warning. I figured out that this was related to the 
> html help workshop. Adding the HHW folder to the Path variable didn't 
> help. README.packages mentions that HHW should be in the same drive as 
> the other tools, which it is, but in a different folder. So I put a copy 
> of hhc.exe in the Rtools/bin folder and everything seems to have worked 
> out.
> 
> My question is, is this going to cause me problems later on? Should I 

No, only if you want to update and forget to update that file as well.

Uwe Ligges

> transfer all the HHW files to the Rtools/bin? Is there a better way to 
> arrange the HHW files?
> 
> I'm installing from source files instead of using the automated GUI 
> feature because I want to read the original code to see how experienced 
> users write functions. I'm using version 2.0.1 Patched (2005-04-16).
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> 
> Tyler
>