[R] Problems with html help system: help.start()

[Martyn Plummer]

There was a packaging error. A new RPM version is on its way to CRAN.
Thanks.

Martyn

On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 21:35 -0500, John Sorkin wrote:
> I am having problems installing R under Fedora Core 3. I installed R
> using YUM
> yum -install R. 
> The basic installation appears to have worked, I can start and run R.
> When I try to start the HTML help system, I get the errors listed
> below.
> Any help solving my problem would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> John Sorkin
>  
> R intalled using YUM under Red Hat Fedora Core 3.
> Computer: Dell Latitude C400.
> 
> 
>  
> help.start()Making links in per-session dir
> .../usr/lib/R/share/sh/help-links.sh: line 9:
> /usr/lib/R/bin/mkinstalldirs: No such file or directory ln: creating
> symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/manual' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/manual': No such file or directoryln: creating symbolic
> link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/R.css': No
> such file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/about.html': No
> such file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/faq.html': No such
> file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/index.html': No
> such file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/left.jpg': No such
> file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/logo.jpg': No such
> file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/logosm.jpg': No
> such file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/packages-head.html': No such file or directoryln:
> creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/packages.html': No such file or directoryln:
> creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/resources.html': No such file or directoryln:
> creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/right.jpg': No such file or directoryln: creating
> symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/template.html': No such file or directoryln:
> creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/thanks.html': No such file or directoryln: creating
> symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/up.jpg': No such file or directorycp: cannot create
> regular file `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html': No such file or directorycp:
> cannot create regular file `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html/search': No such
> file or directoryln: creating symbolic link
> `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html/search' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/search/SearchEngine-foot.html': No such file or
> directoryln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html/search'
> to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/search/SearchEngine-head.html': No such file or
> directoryln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html/search'
> to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/search/SearchEngine.html': No such file or
> directoryln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/doc/html/search'
> to `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/search/SearchObject.html': No such file or
> directoryln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/RtmpxI5110/.R/library' to
> `/usr/lib/R/doc/html/R.css': No such file or directoryIf
> /usr/bin/firefox is already running, it is *not* restarted, and you   
> must switch to its window.Otherwise, be patient ...Warning
> message:cannot create HTML package index in: make.packages.html()>
> Error: No running window foundJohn Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
> Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics
> Baltimore VA Medical Center GRECC and
> University of Maryland School of Medicine Claude Pepper OAICUniversity
> of Maryland School of Medicine
> Division of Gerontology
> Baltimore VA Medical Center
> 10 North Greene Street
> GRECC (BT/18/GR)
> Baltimore, MD 21201-1524410-605-7119 
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