[R] problem building first package

[Prof Brian Ripley]

It's a buglet: --docs=txt, works.

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Richard Chandler wrote:

> Thanks so much. I was able to get it installed using:
>
> R CMD INSTALL --docs=normal removal_1.0.tar.gz
>
> However, setting --docs=txt gave me this error:
>
> ERROR: invalid --docs value `txt'
>
> The --help says it needs to be a list, but no matter, --docs=normal
> worked fine.
>
>
> Quoting Prof Brian Ripley <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk>:
>
>> You can ignore the message about latex (and 2.5.1 RC does not give
>> it).
>>
>> hhc is part of HTML Help Workshop: you either have not installed
>> that or
>> not put it in your path.
>>
>> The settings in MkRules affect the types of help for building R,
>> not 'R
>> CMD INSTALL'.  If you only want text help you need to run
>>
>> R CMD INSTALL --docs=txt removal_1.0.tar.gz
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Richard Chandler wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am trying to build a package from source for the first time.
>> I'm
>>> using Windows XP. After R CMD INSTALL or R CMD check I get an
>> error
>>> message that I don't understand. I've tried to follow the
>> instrucions
>>> provided in the R Installation and Administration .pdf and the
>> text
>>> file that comes with Rtools, but most of this is new to me and
>> clearly
>>> I'm missing something. Here's what I've done:
>>>
>>> -Downloaded perl and Rtools and put them in my c directory
>>> -Used package.skeleton() to set up the package structure and put
>> the
>>> package-to-be "removal" in C:\toBuild
>>> -I edited my path to :
>>> C:\Rtools\bin;C:\perl\bin;C:\Rtools\MinGW\bin;C:\R-2.5.0\bin;...
>>> -I changed the following in the MkRules file:
>>> 1)HEADER=C:/Rtools/MinGW/include
>>> 2)HELPTYPES = -txt
>>> 3)WINHELP = NO
>>> 4)HEADER=C:/Rtools/MinGW/include
>>> 5)R_EXE=C:/R-2.5.0/bin/R.exe
>>
>> The last two are for cross-building, not what you are doing.
>>
>>> -Next, I opened up a command prompt and went to c:/toBuild
>>> -Then I ran: R CMD build removal. No problems.
>>> -Then I ran: R CMD INSTALL removal_1.0.tar.gz
>>> and got this:
>>> ---------------------
>>> installing to 'c:/R-2.5.0/library'
>>>
>>> latex: not found
>>> latex: not found
>>> latex: not found
>>>
>>> ---------- Making package removal ------------
>>> latex: not found
>>>  adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>>> latex: not found
>>> latex: not found
>>> latex: not found
>>>  installing R files
>>> latex: not found
>>>  installing data files
>>> latex: not found
>>>  installing man source files
>>>  installing indices
>>> latex: not found
>>> latex: not found
>>>  not zipping data
>>>  installing help
>>>>>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'removal'
>>>     Formats: text chm
>>>  RemProbs                          text
>> chm
>>>  add.error                         text
>> chm
>>>  error.plot                        text
>> chm
>>>  firstDetect                       text
>> chm
>>>  funs                              text
>> chm
>>>  path                              text
>> chm
>>>  pll2                              text
>> chm
>>>  remll2                            text
>> chm
>>>  removal-package                   text
>> chm
>>>  removal2                          text
>> chm
>>>  var.d                             text
>> chm
>>> hhc: not found
>>> cp: cannot stat
>> `C:/toBuild/R.INSTALL.3064/removal/chm/removal.chm':
>>> No such fil
>>> e or directory
>>> make[1]: *** [chm-removal] Error 1
>>> make: *** [pkg-removal] Error 2
>>> *** Installation of removal failed ***
>>>
>>> Removing 'c:/R-2.5.0/library/removal'
>>> ---------------
>>>
>>> I don't know what hhc is. I'm guessing its trying to build the
>>> compiled help files even though I tried to ask for only text
>> files. It
>>> also seems to want latex even though I read that it isn't
>> necessary to
>>> build simple packages. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing
>>> wrong? Thanks.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
>> Professor of Applied Statistics,
>> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
>> University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
>> 1 South Parks Road,                     +44 1865 272866 (PA)
>> Oxford OX1 3TG, UK                Fax:  +44 1865 272595
>>
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>
>

-- 
Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Professor of Applied Statistics,  http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
1 South Parks Road,                     +44 1865 272866 (PA)
Oxford OX1 3TG, UK                Fax:  +44 1865 272595