[R] [SPAM] - Re: R package development in windows - BayesianFilter detected spam
Duncan Murdoch
murdoch at stats.uwo.ca
Thu May 3 22:06:15 CEST 2007
On 5/3/2007 3:51 PM, Ravi Varadhan wrote:
> Harold,
>
> I totally echo your sentiments on the difficulty of creating an R package in
> Windows. I really wish that this process could be made a bit less painful.
As mentioned below, version 2.5.0 makes it a bit less painful. Your
wish has come true!
The only problem is that there are a lot more bits still to go...
Duncan Murdoch
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
> [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Doran, Harold
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:33 PM
> To: Duncan Murdoch
> Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R] [SPAM] - Re: R package development in windows -
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> Thanks, Duncan. I'll look into that. Is there an authoritative document
> that codifies the new package development procedures for 2.5.0
> (windows-specific), or is that Writing R Extensions? In this thread
> alone I've received multiple emails pointing to multiple web sites with
> instructions for windows. Inasmuch as its appreciated, I'm a bit
> confused as to which I should consider authoritative.
>
> I do hope I can resolve this and appreciate the help I've received.
> However, I feel a bit compelled to note how very difficult this process
> is.
>
> Harold
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch at stats.uwo.ca]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:24 PM
>> To: Doran, Harold
>> Cc: Gabor Grothendieck; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>> Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [R] R package development in windows -
>> Bayesian Filter detected spam
>>
>> On 5/3/2007 3:04 PM, Doran, Harold wrote:
>> > Thanks Gabor, Sundar, and Tony. Indeed, Rtools was missing from the
>> > path. With that resolved, and another 10 minute windows
>> restart, I get
>> > the following below. The log suggests that hhc is not installed. It
>> > is, and, according to the directions I am following, I have
>> placed it
>> > in the c:\cygwin directory.
>>
>> I think the problem is that you are following a real mix of
>> instructions, and they don't make sense.
>>
>> It would be nice if folks would submit patches to the R Admin
>> manual (or to the Rtools web site) rather than putting
>> together web sites with advice that is bad from day one, and
>> quickly gets worse when it is not updated.
>>
>> > BTW, package.skeleton() doesn't seem to create the correct
>> DESCRIPTION
>> > template. I had to add the DEPENDS line. Without this, I
>> get another
>> > error.
>> >
>> >
>> > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo
>>
>> R 2.4.1 is no longer current; the package building
>> instructions in R 2.5.0 have been simplified a bit. You
>> might want to try those.
>>
>> Duncan Murdoch
>>
>> > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>> > * preparing 'g:\foo':
>> > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
>> > * removing junk files
>> > * checking for LF line-endings in source files
>> > * checking for empty or unneeded directories
>> > * building binary distribution
>> > WARNING
>> > * some HTML links may not be found
>> > installing R.css in c:/TEMP/Rinst40061099
>> >
>> > Using auto-selected zip options ''
>> > latex: not found
>> > latex: not found
>> > latex: not found
>> >
>> > ---------- Making package foo ------------
>> > 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
>> > not zipping data
>> > installing help
>> > Warning: \alias{foo} already in foo-package.Rd -- skipping
>> the one in
>> > foo.Rd >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'foo'
>> > Formats: text html latex example chm
>> > foo-package text html latex
>> example chm
>> > foo text html latex
>> example chm
>> > mydata text html latex
>> example chm
>> > hhc: not found
>> > cp: cannot stat `c:/TEMP/Rbuild40048815/foo/chm/foo.chm':
>> No such file
>> > or direct ory
>> > make[1]: *** [chm-foo] Error 1
>> > make: *** [pkg-foo] Error 2
>> > *** Installation of foo failed ***
>> >
>> > Removing 'c:/TEMP/Rinst40061099/foo'
>> > ERROR
>> > * installation failed
>> >
>> >
>> > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:ggrothendieck at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:50 PM
>> >> To: Doran, Harold
>> >> Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>> >> Subject: Re: [R] R package development in windows
>> >>
>> >> It can find sh.exe so you haven't installed Rtools.
>> >>
>> >> There are several HowTo's listed in the links section here that
>> >> include pointers to R manuals and other step by step
>> >> instructions:
>> >>
>> >> http://code.google.com/p/batchfiles/
>> >>
>> >> On 5/3/07, Doran, Harold <HDoran at air.org> wrote:
>> >> > I'm attempting to build an R package for distribution and
>> >> am working
>> >> > from the directions found at
>> >> >
>> >>
>> http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~maman/computerstuff/Rhelp/Rpackages.html
>> >> #
>> >> > Wi
>> >> > n-Win
>> >> >
>> >> > I've read through Writing R Extensions and various other
>> >> "helpful" web
>> >> > sites. I've installed all relevant software (perl,
>> cygwin, mingwin,
>> >> > hhc.exe). Here is what I have done so far:
>> >> >
>> >> > 1) Sourced data and functions into R
>> >> > 2) Used package.skeleton
>> >> > 3) Edited Description file
>> >> > 4) Edited my windows path to ensure the new programs (e.g.,
>> >> perl) are
>> >> > in the path
>> >> > 5) Then, I open DOS and do the following in the script below
>> >> >
>> >> > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force
>> --binary g:\foo
>> >> > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>> >> > * preparing 'g:\foo':
>> >> > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...'sh' is not
>> >> recognized as
>> >> > an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
>> >> > OK
>> >> > * removing junk files
>> >> > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external
>> command, operable
>> >> > program or batch file.
>> >> > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external
>> command, operable
>> >> > program or batch file.
>> >> > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external
>> command, operable
>> >> > program or batch file.
>> >> > Error: cannot open file 'foo/DESCRIPTION' for reading
>> >> >
>> >> > I'ver read through about as much documentation as I can
>> >> find, and I'm
>> >> > just not sure what I should do from here. I admit that I
>> >> have reached
>> >> > a point of frustration and must apologize if the problem
>> would be
>> >> > evident if I read documentation further, but I'm about
>> tapped out
>> >> > after a few days of experimentation.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can anyone suggest how I could resolve this and what the
>> next steps
>> >> > would be?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks:
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using Windows XP and R 2.4.1
>> >> >
>> >> > Harold
>> >> >
>> >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>> >> >
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