[R] creating a distinct zip file

[Erin Hodgess]

This is not for CRAN, just for someone else.


It doesn't need to be submitted.

Thanks,
Erin


On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 2:56 AM, Prof Brian Ripley <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk>
wrote:

> On 21/02/2015 07:31, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>
>> On Windows it builds a zip file. If you are on Linux, you might [1] need
>> [2].
>>
>> [1] https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2005-January/063596.html
>> [2] http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contributed/cross-build.pdf
>>
>
> But the first is from 2005 and the second is invalid (it should be
> http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/cross-build.pdf and describes R
> 1.7.x: what it describes is no longer supported).
>
> For some time you can install a package without compilable sources on any
> R platform.  So the tarball would be all that is needed.  If compilation is
> needed, submit to winbuilder to make  .zip file.
>
> See also
> http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#How-
> can-I-get-a-binary-version-of-a-package_003f
>
>
>
>
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>> On February 20, 2015 6:56:34 PM PST, Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 21/02/15 15:02, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>>>
>>>> R CMD INSTALL --build packagename
>>>>
>>>
>>> That will create a *.tar.gz file, not a *.zip file.  The latter being
>>> what Erin wanted, if I understand correctly.
>>>
>>> I have worked around the problem in the past with a shell script
>>> like unto:
>>>
>>> #! /bin/csh
>>> set vnum = `grep Version $pkge/DESCRIPTION | sed -e 's/Version: //'`
>>> R CMD INSTALL -l Lib $pkge >& /dev/null
>>> cd Lib
>>> zip -r -l $pkge.zip $pkge >& /dev/null
>>> mv $pkge.zip ../$pkge"_"$vnum.zip
>>>
>>> In the foregoing "pkge" is the name of the package you are trying to
>>> build.  You will have to have created the "holding library" "Lib" a
>>> priori.
>>>
>>> There are doubtless (much) better ways of accomplishing this task, but
>>> I
>>> don't know them.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> Rolf
>>>
>>>
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>>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>>>>
>>>> On February 20, 2015 1:07:10 PM PST, Erin Hodgess
>>>>
>>> <erinm.hodgess at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello yet again.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to create a zip file for a friend who has a Windows
>>>>> machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> He needs to access this via the "local zip file" packages option.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I use R CMD INSTALL --compile-both, it produces an item in the
>>>>> library
>>>>> tree (as promised).
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I would like to have an actual .zip file.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do know at one time that was possible, not sure if I can still do
>>>>>
>>>> it.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I did try R CMD INSTALL --force-biarch as well, same result as
>>>>>
>>>> compile
>>>
>>>> both.
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you for any suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Erin
>>>>>
>>>>
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Erin Hodgess
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical and Statistics
University of Houston - Downtown
mailto: erinm.hodgess at gmail.com

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