[R] creating a distinct zip file

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 21/02/2015 2:47 PM, Erin Hodgess wrote:
> I have Windows, but the "R CMD INSTALL --build pack" does not produce a
> compiled zip.

What does it do?  Can you show us a transcript?

Duncan Murdoch

> 
> Thanks,
> Erin
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Peter Langfelder <
> peter.langfelder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 6:56 PM, 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.
>>
>>
>> It depends on her system (I don't see it specified anywhere). On
>> Windows, R CMD INSTALL --build packagename produces a compiled .zip
>> file. On Mac it produces a .tgz. Haven't tried it on Linux.
>>
>> Peter
>>
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