[R] write a **package** under 2.0.1 version

[A.J. Rossini]

Yet again, yet again, Martin.  I told you...


On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:28:04 +0100, Martin Maechler
<maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch> wrote:
> >>>>> "marta" == marta  <marta at statistica.it>
> >>>>>     on Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:23:17 +0100 (CET) writes:
> 
>     marta> Hi there,
>     marta> I had written a library under R 1.9.0 and now I would like to import that
>     marta> library under R 2.0.1
> 
> "package", "package", "package" -- a "library" is something
> really different!
> 
>     marta> Apparently it does not work; I can install the
>     marta> package, but when I try to read it the error is the
>     marta> following:
> 
>     marta> Error in library(compvar) : 'compvar' is not a valid package -- installed
>     marta> < 2.0.0
> 
> so you haven't really "installed" in the sense of "Rcmd INSTALL <pkgname>"
> [ You didn't tell us, but you probably are using Micro$oft Windows?
>   On other platforms its "R CMD INSTALL <pkgname>"   ]
> 
> and you (or whoever provided the ``pre-compiled'' package to you)
> must run "Rcmd INSTALL" on that package where 'Rcmd' is any R
> version 2.x.y (2.0.1, typically).
> 
> However, this won't work easily for you if you are on Windows,
> since you need to first install quite a few tools before you can
> build and install packages ```from source''
> --> read the 'rw-faq' i.e. "R for windows Frequently Asked
> Questions (and answers)" that is accessible from the [Help] menu
> on Windows.
> 
>     marta> I have checked other libraries in R 2.0.1 and I
> other >> packages <<
> 
>     marta> noticed that there is a new folders (Meta) that were
>     marta> not present under R 1.9.1 as well as a file
>     marta> (MD5). Moreover, under R folders there are files with
>     marta> .rdx and .rdb extensions that were not present
>     marta> before.
> 
> these are rather in connection with Lazyloading and other
> features that more packages are using, but you shouldn't have to
> know about.
> 
>     marta> I was wondering how I can built these files for the library to be
>     marta> importable under 2.0.1 version.
> 
>     marta> Any suggestion?
> 
> "Rcmd INSTALL" (but see above)
> 
> Regards,
> Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich
> 
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-- 
best,
-tony

"Commit early,commit often, and commit in a repository from which we can easily
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A.J. Rossini
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