[R] write R extenesion issue

[Prof Brian Ripley]

Here is the cause:

>> * Installing *binary* package 'btRRTest' ...
                  ^^^^^^

However, you have a source package, and you have an invalid DESCRIPTION 
file containing a Built: line.

Please read `Writing R Extensions' and check you are following the rules 
it lays down (as in this respect at least you are not).


On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, jiesheng zhang wrote:

> I found my attachment was discarded.
> My R package structure lis listed here
> -----------------------------
> btRRTest
> 	DESCRIPTION
> 		Package: btRRTest
> 		Version: 0.0.1
> 		Date: 2005-10-15
> 		Title: a test remote R exeuction
> 		Author: jiesheng at bioteam.net
> 		Maintainer: jason zhang<jiesheng at bioteam.net>
> 		Depends: R (>= 1.8.0)
> 		Description: the remote execution of R call
> 		License: GPL version 2
> 		URL: http://www.bioteam.net
> 		Built: R 2.1.1; i686-pc-linux-gnu; 2005-09-20 00:07:19; unix
> 		Packaged: Sat Oct 15 23:42:11 2005; root
> 	INDEX
> 		btRRTestOut             serialize all
> 		btRRTestInt             unserialize all and execute
> 	R/btRRTest.R
> 		.First.lib <- function (lib, pkg)
> 		{
> 		    #library.dynam("btRRTest", pkg, lib)
> 		    print(c("first.lib", pkg, lib))
> 		}
>
> 		btRRTestOut<-function(x)
> 		{
>         		#.Call("btRRTestOut", substitute(x), rho=sys.frame(-1),
> PACKAGE="btRRTest");
>         		print("btRRTestOut");
> 		}
>
> 		btRRTestIn<-function()
> 		{
>         		#.Call("btRRTestIn",  PACKAGE="btRRTest");
>         		print("btRRTestIn");
> 		}
>
> ----------------------------
>
> -jason
>
>
> jiesheng zhang wrote:
>> My package structure is very simple.
>> I attached it here.
>> Any help is appreciated.
>> -ason
>>
>> jiesheng zhang wrote:
>>> Hi, all
>>> I am trying to write a R package. I was able to build and install the
>>> package with no problem.
>>> However, I got this error when I try to load the library by calling
>>> library("btRRTest");
>>> ------------------error message in loading---------
>>> > library("btRRTest")
>>> Error in library("btRRTest") : 'btRRTest' is not a valid package --
>>> installed < 2.0.0?
>>> ---------------------------------
>>> --------build message-----------
>>> ason at jasonportal:~/tmp2> R CMD build --force btRRTest
>>> * checking for file 'btRRTest/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>>> * preparing 'btRRTest':
>>> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
>>> * cleaning src
>>> * checking whether 'INDEX' is up-to-date ... NO
>>> * overwriting 'INDEX' as '--force' was given
>>> * removing junk files
>>> * checking for LF line-endings in source files
>>> * checking for empty directories
>>> * building 'btRRTest_0.0.1.tar.gz'
>>> ---------------------------------
>>> -------install message-------
>>> jasonportal:/home/jason/tmp2 # R CMD INSTALL btRRTest_0.0.1.tar.gz
>>> * Installing *binary* package 'btRRTest' ...
>>> * DONE (btRRTest)
>>> ----------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me what are the possible causes for this error? Where
>>> should I start to look?


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