答复: [R] fail in adding library in new version.
Uwe Ligges
ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de
Thu Jun 30 11:39:34 CEST 2005
Ivy_Li wrote:
> Dear Gabor, Thank your for helping me so much! I have loaded R the
> newest version 2.1.1. Then I setup it in the path of D:\program
> files\R\ 1. unpack tools.zip into c:\cygwin 2. install Active perl in
> c:\Perl 3. install the mingw32 in c:\mingwin 4. add
> "c:\cygwin; c:\mingwin\bin" in "Control Panel -> System -> Advanced ->
No, without the blank(!!!): "c:\cygwin;c:\mingwin\bin"
> Environment Variables -> Path -> Variable" (In your previous mail,
> you said "put these at the beginning of the path", I don't understand
> what is your meaning. Which path?)
Well, the PATH variable already contains a couple of paths, add the two
given above in front of all others, separated by ";".
Don't see what is difficult to understand here.
> 5. I tried an library example. I set a new folder named "example" in
> the "c:\MyRpackages\". And In the "example" folder, it contain an
> "DESCRIPTION" file and "R" folder. in "R" folder contain a "example"
> file. I just write very simple script in it: a<-2; b<-3;sum <-
> sum(a,b); print(paste(a,"+",b,"=",sum))
>
> 6. I opened the DOS environment. Into the "D:\>" Type the following
> code: cd \Program Files\R\rw2010 But I don't understand the second
> line you writed in your previous mail: "bin\R cmd install
> /MyRPackages/example"
Then you should read the R Installation and Administration manual, you
missed it, obviously!
> I am not sure that I set up R in "D:\" But I do so much action in C:\
> Did I do the correct action? Did I do the action into the correct
> path?
>
> I still need your and others help. Thank you very much!
I think you need to read the manuals before, and additionally seek
advice by a local Windows expert who can tell you relationships between
paths, environment variables, executable files etc.
Uwe Ligges
>
>
> -----åå§é®ä»¶----- å件人: Gabor Grothendieck
> [mailto:ggrothendieck at gmail.com] åéæ¶é´: 2005å¹´6æ6æ¥ 10:21 æ¶ä»¶äºº: Ivy_Li æ
> é: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch 主é¢: Re: [R] fail in adding library in new
> version.
>
>
> On 6/5/05, Ivy_Li <Ivy_Li at smics.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everybody, Could I consult you a question? I always use R old
>> version 1.9.1 . Because I can not add my library into the new
>> version 2.0.0 by the same method as old version.
>
>
> Getting the latest version of R is strongly recommended. The
> suggestions below all assume the latest version and may or may not
> work if you do not upgrade.
>
>
>> * I have read the webpage
>> <http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/Rtools> * Download the
>> tools.zip * Unpack tools.zip into c:\cygwin * Install
>> Active Perl in c:\Perl * Install the mingw32 port of gcc in
>> c:\mingwin * Then go to "Control Panel -> System -> Advanced
>> -> Environment Variables -> Path -> Variable Balue" add
>> ;c:\cygwin;c:\mingwin\bin
>
>
> You may need to put these at the beginning of the path rather than
> the end. Also just as a check enter path at the console to make sure
> that you have them. You will likely have to start a new console
> session and possibly even reboot.
>
> Also you need the Microsoft Help Compiler, hhc. Suggest you reread
> the material on which tools you need.
>
>
>> * Save my library "example" into "c:\MyRpackages\" . But I am
>> not sure what type it is, is it need suffix?" And I don't what its
>> content, just my function script, no special format?
>
>
> In MyRPackages you would have a folder called example, in your case,
> that contains the package. Within folder example, you would have the
> DESCRIPTION file, the R folder, etc.
>
>
>> * Then I don't know where should I do this step: Type R CMD
>> INSTALL --build example. Need I run R first?
>
>
> You don't have to run R first. You do need to make sure that R.exe
> can be found on your path or else use the absolute path name in
> referring to R. For example, if your path does not include R you
> could do something like this:
>
> cd \Program Files\R\rw2010 bin\R cmd install /MyRPackages/example
>
> Be sure to use forward slashes where shown above and backslashes
> where shown.
>
>
>> So There is a error after I do this step. It said it can not find
>> somethig. I don't which step is wrong. It costed me much time.
>>
>
>
> Try all these suggestions including upgrading R and if that does not
> work try posting screen dumps of the actual errors you are getting.
>
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