[R] Compiling errors for Matrix_0.995-5.tar.gz under XP

[White, Charles E WRAIR-Wash DC]

I installed the MinGW-5.0.0 compilers today (gcc-3.4.2 is now contained in the 'Current' distribution. When the current compilers failed to compile the referenced Matrix update and not knowing how to check the exact version numbers for individual files, I applied the Id.exe and f771.exe fixes from the 'Building R for Windows' page (http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/#ldbug). More compiler errors were obtained. I then checked my Pearl version (5.8.7) and updated my R tools since I couldn't tell how old they were. At that point, I obtained the following output:


C:\Documents and Settings\Whitece.AMED\My Documents\1 Pocket Office\R Repository
\lme4>rcmd install matrix_0.995-5.tar.gz

latex: not found
latex: not found
latex: not found

---------- Making package matrix ------------
latex: not found
  adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
latex: not found
  installing NAMESPACE file and metadata
latex: not found
  running src/Makefile.win ...
latex: not found
make[3]: `Matrix.dll' is up to date.
  ... done
  installing DLL
latex: not found
  installing R files
latex: not found
  installing inst files
FIND: Parameter format not correct
make[2]: *** [C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-22~1.1/library/matrix/inst] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make: *** [pkg-matrix] Error 2
*** Installation of matrix failed ***

Removing 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-22~1.1/library/matrix'
Restoring previous 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-22~1.1/library/matrix'

If I need to read one of R's many friendly manuals, I'd appreciate a reference to which one and approximately which section.

Thanks.

Chuck

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