[R] Package RGtk2, rattle, libatk-1.0.0.dll Errors

[Daniel Nordlund]

Joshua,

I have a few questions about the problems you are having which I will intersperse in your email below.  I recall having some of the same difficulties you are having, which for me, were at least in part due to not following the installation directions exactly, in the correct order. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch]
> On Behalf Of j.joshua thomas
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:14 PM
> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch; rattle at togaware.com
> Subject: [R] Package RGtk2, rattle, libatk-1.0.0.dll Errors
> 
> Dear Group,
> 
> I have followed the instructions  from the link
> http://datamining.togaware.com/survivor/Installing_GTK.html
> However i couldn't fix the libatk01.0.0.dll application error
> 
Did you follow the instructions about installing the Glade package before doing any of the rest of the installation?  From the URL I pointed you to:

Installing GTK, R, and Rattle

1. Install the GTK+ libraries 
  
    ...

For MS/Windows, install the latest version of the Glade package from the http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net/modules/news/Glade for Windows website. Download the self-installing package (e.g., gtk-win32-devel-2.8.10-rc1.exe) and open it to install the libraries: 

MS/Windows: run gtk-win32-devel-2.8.10-rc1.exe

> Here, i did uninstall R-Gui-2.4.0 then did the fresh installation and still
> facing the same problem
> I am using Windows- XP

If you were going to reinstall, why not install the current R-2.4.1?  The FAQ and the posting guide say that you should always install the latest version of R before requesting help (especially since one of your error messages listed below pointed out that the RGtk2 package you were trying to install was built under R-2.4.1).

> 
> *Please find the following*
> 
> 
> R version 2.4.0 (2006-10-03)
> Copyright (C) 2006 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
> ISBN 3-900051-07-0
> 
> R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
> Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
> 
>   Natural language support but running in an English locale
> 
> R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
> Type 'contributors()' for more information and
> 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
> 
> Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
> 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
> Type 'q()' to quit R.
> 
> [Previously saved workspace restored]
> 
> > install.packages("RGtk2")
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> trying URL '
> http://cran.au.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.4/RGtk2_2.8.7.zip'
> Content type 'application/zip' length 13050736 bytes
> opened URL
> downloaded 12744Kb
> 
> package 'RGtk2' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
>         C:\Documents and Settings\jjoshua\Local
> Settings\Temp\RtmpLetwrb\downloaded_packages
> updating HTML package descriptions
> > install.packages("rattle")
> trying URL '
> http://cran.au.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.4/rattle_2.2.0.zip'
> Content type 'application/zip' length 340875 bytes
> opened URL
> downloaded 332Kb
> 
> package 'rattle' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
>         C:\Documents and Settings\jjoshua\Local
> Settings\Temp\RtmpLetwrb\downloaded_packages
> updating HTML package descriptions
> > library(RGtk2)
> Error in dyn.load(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now)) :
>         unable to load shared library
> 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-24~1.0/library/RGtk2/libs/RGtk2.dll':

I'm not sure where this path came from, but it doesn't look right to me.  To install RGtk2 and rattle (and any other packages from CRAN), I would use the Packages/Install package(s)... item from the RGui menu bar.

>   LoadLibrary failure:  The specified module could not be found.
> 
> In addition: Warning message:
> package 'RGtk2' was built under R version 2.4.1
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'RGtk2'
> >
> 

Installing rattle requires more work than the average package.  You need to make sure that you have the required software (external to R) installed before installing rattle.  I would suggest again that you subscribe to the Rattle mailing list.  You might get better help there.  I am willing to continue trying to help you either on or off list, but I am no expert, just a fellow traveler with you.

Dan

Daniel Nordlund
Bothell, WA  USA