[R] Compilation of source package.

[Peter Dalgaard]

BXC (Bendix Carstensen) wrote:
> I have a samll package that works well and complies nicly on WinXP,
> using R-2.4.1
>
> Now I want to add a document so i make a folder inst\doc and put the
> .tex and .pdf in there.
>
> But the complation then crashes. Is this because the installin expects
> some file to be present in inst if an inst folder is there?
>
> This is how the thing progress is on my command promp:
> _______________________________________________
>
> C:\Stat\R\BxC\library.sources>c:\stat\r\R-2.4.1\bin\Rcmd check MethComp
> * checking for working latex ... OK
> * using log directory 'C:/Stat/R/BxC/library.sources/MethComp.Rcheck'
> * using R version 2.4.1 (2006-12-18)
> * checking for file 'MethComp/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * this is package 'MethComp' version '0.0.8'
> * checking package dependencies ... OK
> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
> * checking whether package 'MethComp' can be installed ... ERROR
> Installation failed.
> See 'C:/Stat/R/BxC/library.sources/MethComp.Rcheck/00install.out' for
> details.
>
> C:\Stat\R\BxC\library.sources>more MethComp.Rcheck\00install.out
> installing R.css in C:/Stat/R/BxC/library.sources/MethComp.Rcheck
>
>
> ---------- Making package MethComp ------------
>   adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
>   installing R files
>   installing inst files
> FIND: Parameter format not correct
> make[2]: ***
> [C:/Stat/R/BxC/library.sources/MethComp.Rcheck/MethComp/inst] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-MethComp] Error 2
> *** Installation of MethComp failed ***
>
>   
Bendix,

I suspect that you have been a naughty boy and not installed the R tools
at the  head of the PATH. You seem to be calling the Windows FIND
utility instead of the Unix-like one from Rtools.

    -pd
> Removing 'C:/Stat/R/BxC/library.sources/MethComp.Rcheck/MethComp'
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