[R] problem with jpeg and Rbitmap.dll

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2010, Erin Hodgess wrote:

> Dear R People:
>
> I am having trouble saving a plot to jpeg via the graphics device.  I put it:
>
> plot(1:10)
>
> and click on the graphics device.  I save it to jpeg at 100% quality,
> put the file name in, and then receive an "Impossible to load
> Rbitmapp.dll" message.
>
> This is on Windows XP on a new Netbook.  I built the R via from sources.

Then it seems you omitted a step.  From the R-admin manual:

Running make in R_HOME/src/gnuwin32/bitmap or make bitmapdll in 
R_HOME/src/gnuwin32 should build Rbitmap.dll and install it under 
R_HOME/library/grDevices/libs.

(From R-devel, but there will be similar wording in earlier versions.)

>
> It seemed to work fine on Sunday.
>
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 2.11.1 (2010-05-31)
> i386-pc-mingw32
>
> locale:
> [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252
> [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252
> [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252
> [4] LC_NUMERIC=C
> [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
>
> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] tools_2.11.1
>>
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Sincerely,
> Erin
>
>
> -- 
> Erin Hodgess
> Associate Professor
> Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
> University of Houston - Downtown
> mailto: erinm.hodgess at gmail.com
>
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