[R] Building R packages in Windows 7

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 25/02/2010 10:56 AM, Eric Ferreira wrote:
> This is my first package. I'm just getting started doing that, following the
> steps described on you website... I really don't know how I asking for CHMs
> to be produced, sorry.
>   

All I can suggest is that you need to be less stingy with information.  
Tell us what you did.  Tell us what symptoms you saw.  Do both of those 
by cut and paste from your console, don't paraphrase, or refer to vague 
instructions like "your website".

Duncan Murdoch
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> On 25 February 2010 12:52, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
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> > On 25/02/2010 10:40 AM, Eric Ferreira wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Duncan
> >>
> >> Thank so much for your reply.
> >> Actually, I'm using the latest version of R and the problem persists. What
> >> do you use instead of HTML Help Workshop for newer R versions?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > We just produce text and HTML help pages on demand, and LaTeX ones for the
> > pdf manuals.  How are you asking for CHMs to be produced?
> >
> > Duncan Murdoch
> >
> >  Best regards
> >>
> >> Eric.
> >>
> >> On 25 February 2010 11:43, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 25/02/2010 9:06 AM, Eric Ferreira wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Dear useRs,
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm having trouble building R packages in Windows 7 regarding HTML help
> >> >> Workshop.
> >> >> Pointing PATH to c:\Program Files\HTML help Workshop does work in
> >> Windows
> >> >> (e.g. Vista) and does not in Windows 7.
> >> >>
> >> >> Some tips??
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > We don't use the HTML Help Workshop any more since R 2.10.0, so you
> >> could
> >> > upgrade to the current R, and the problem will go away.  Otherwise, I
> >> think
> >> > you'll have to ask Microsoft for help.  But they aren't likely to be
> >> > helpful:  Win XP is the most recent OS listed as supported.
> >> >
> >> > Duncan Murdoch
> >> >
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