[R] how to install a locally built package

[Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Bond, Stephen
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:48 AM
> To: Uwe Ligges
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] how to install a locally built package
> 
> Uwe,
> 
> That gave me the same error like CMD install
> > install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL,
> type="source")
> 
> install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL,
> type="source")
> Loading required package: stats
> Loading required package: utils
> Loading required package: graphics
> Loading required package: splines
> * installing *source* package 'mypack' ...
> ** R
> ** preparing package for lazy loading
> ** help
> Warning:
> C:/DOCUME~1/BondStep/LOCALS~1/Temp/Rtmpw5N7dm/R.INSTALL6ccc14e6/mypack/
> man/mypack-package.Rd:33: All text must be in a section
> *** installing help indices
> Error in Rd_info(db[[i]]) : Rd files must have a non-empty \title.
> See chapter 'Writing R documentation' in manual 'Writing R Extensions'.
> * removing 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/library/mypack'
> * restoring previous 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/library/mypack'
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type =
> "source") :
>   installation of package 'C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz' had non-zero exit
> status
> 
> is there a way to skip the Rd part? This is for private use only and
> there is no help or data files.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Stephen Bond
> 

If you don't want to actually follow the process to properly build a package, and you only have R code in your "package", then you could simply distribute the R code to your students and have them source() it.  Couldn't you?

Dan

Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA 98504-5204