[R] Sweave in 2.13.1

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 11-07-16 4:08 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 11-07-16 2:33 PM, BXC (Bendix Carstensen) wrote:
>> I run Windows XP.
>>
>> and in a command window I get:
>>
>>> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.1\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave Lexis.rnw
>> Error in length(arg) : 'arg' is missing
>> Calls:<Anonymous>
>> Execution halted
>>
>> AND:
>>
>>> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.1\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave --help
>> Error in length(arg) : 'arg' is missing
>> Calls:<Anonymous>
>> Execution halted
>>
>> BUT:
>>
>>> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.0\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave --help
>> Usage: R CMD Sweave file
>>
>> A simple front-end for Sweave
>>
>> Options:
>>     -h, --help     print this help message and exit
>>     -v, --version  print version info and exit
>>
>> Report bugs to<r-bugs at r-project.org>.
>>
>> Same probelem for help on Stangle, but not for any other command.
>>
>> Is this a bug or some new facility I overlooked?
>
> Looks like a bug to me.  I'll take a look.

Yes, some fixes in R-devel got only partly ported back to 2.13.1.  I 
think this only affected Windows.

I'll commit a patch shortly.  In the meantime, you can do what

R CMD Sweave file.Rnw

does quite easily:

Rterm.exe --no-restore --slave -e utils::Sweave("file.Rnw")

should do the same thing.  In R-devel, R CMD Sweave has more options.

Duncan Murdoch

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