[R] Building R packages in Windows 7

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 25/02/2010 11:49 AM, Eric Ferreira wrote:
> Ok,
>
> I'm working under:
> Windows 7 Professional 32bits, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HD, Intel Core 2 Duo
> processor
> R 2.10.1
>
> I've installed:
> Rtools211
> MikteX 2.8
> HTML Help Workshop
>
> Setting my PATH to:
> c:\Rtools\bin;c:\Rtools\perl\bin;c:\Rtools\MinGW\bin;c:\Arquivos de
> Programas\R\R-2.10.1pat\bin;c:\Arquivos de Programas\MikTeX
> 2.8\miktex\bin;c:\Program Files\HTML Help Workshop
>
> ...creating the package called "ExpDes" and asking (at the prompt) :
>
> Rcmd build --binary ExpDes
>
> Among others, a warning message is printed: "WARNING: some HTML links may
> not be found", and no html files are produced.
>   

Right, HTML help files are produced on demand, they aren`t stored in the 
binary package zip file.  HTML Help Workshop is not being used at all.

Duncan Murdoch
> Thank you again.
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> On 25 February 2010 13:02, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
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> > 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
> >
> >
> >> On 25 February 2010 12:52, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> > 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??
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> >> >> >
> >> >> > 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.
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