[R] Rtools required

Thu Apr 30 19:30:29 CEST 2020

Minimize the number of referenced contributed packages, and inform your students that they can (should?) opt to not install from source when prompted.

In fact, this could be a use case where using the checkpoint package could help you manage version conflicts ... once you find a time point for which all of the packages you want them to use seem to play well together, then they can invoke the checkpoint and be on the same page with you.

Of course, you will have to make other sacrifices, like using an older version of R (I don't think the MRAN historical package archive is keeping up) and not having access to some cool stuff from recent advances in package features, but there aren't many options that can keep 15000+ packages all working and bugfixed in sync.

On April 29, 2020 8:00:43 PM PDT, Steven <syen using hqu.edu.cn> wrote:
>Good point, but I am bothered by the non-discrimatory warning message
>to 
>all package installation attempts. My students install mostly binary 
>files, and I just hate to have them install Rtools. For one, they have 
>not had to do so until after RStudio-1.1.463. The fact that using this 
>older RStudio  can avoid the annoying warning message speaks volume.
>
>On 2020/4/30 上午 10:02, Bert Gunter wrote:
>> Wouldn't packages that have to be built from source on installation
>> require Rtools?
>>
>> Bert Gunter
>>
>> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming
>along
>> and sticking things into it."
>> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 6:48 PM Steven <syen using hqu.edu.cn> wrote:
>>> Thanks to all - very helpful. I search from c:\ and now find file
>>> .Renviron located in C:\Users\USER\Documents. That does it.
>>>
>>> I would like to pose an additional question, since it would also
>fall
>>> under the same subject line. This is an RStudio question but since I
>am
>>> using the free version the RStudio folks would not help me.
>>>
>>> My students simply need to install packages and are not building any
>>> packages so they have no reason to install Rtools.
>>>
>>> When they install (not build) packages (from CRAN or file archive)
>they
>>> received the same warning message saying
>>>
>>> "Rtools required to build a package".
>>>
>>> This is nonsense of course as they are, as I said, simply
>installing. I
>>> tell them to user an older RStudio version, specifically 1.1.463
>that's
>>> free of that warning. Any idea?
>>>
>>> Steven Yen
>>>
>>> On 2020/4/30 上午 06:30, Fox, John wrote:
>>>> Dear Steven,
>>>>
>>>> It's possible that Windows will hide .Renviron, but it's generally
>a good idea, in my opinion, in Folder Options > View to click "Show
>hidden files" and uncheck "hide extensions". Then .Renviron should show
>up (once you've created it).
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>    John
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 5:50 PM
>>>>> To: Steven <syen using hqu.edu.cn>
>>>>> Cc: Fox, John <jfox using mcmaster.ca>; R-help Mailing List <r-help using r-
>>>>> project.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [R] Rtools required
>>>>>
>>>>> Type
>>>>> ?.Renviron
>>>>> ?R.home
>>>>> ?"environment variables"
>>>>>
>>>>> at the R prompt to get what I think should be the info you need
>(or at
>>>>> least useful info).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bert Gunter
>>>>>
>>>>> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming
>along and
>>>>> sticking things into it."
>>>>> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 2:37 PM Steven <syen using hqu.edu.cn> wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks John. Where is file .Renviron located? It must be a hidden
>file.
>>>>>> I cannot find it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2020/4/28 下午 08:29, Fox, John wrote:
>>>>>>> Dear Steven,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you follow the instruction on the Rtools webpage to add
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         PATH="${RTOOLS40_HOME}\usr\bin;${PATH}"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to your .Renviron file?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I hope this helps,
>>>>>>>     John
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      -----------------------------
>>>>>>>      John Fox, Professor Emeritus
>>>>>>>      McMaster University
>>>>>>>      Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
>>>>>>>      Web: http::/socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2020, at 4:38 AM, Steven <syen using hqu.edu.cn> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear All
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I updated to R-4.0.0. and also installed the latest Rtools 4.0
>(to
>>>>>>>> now the new default folder c:\rtools40). While compiling a
>package
>>>>>>>> (binary) I received the follow marning message saying Rtools is
>>>>>>>> required. Any clues? Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Steven Yen
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> WARNING: Rtools is required to build R packages but is not
>>>>>>>> currently installed. Please download and install the
>appropriate
>>>>>>>> version of Rtools before proceeding:
>>>>>>>> https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/Rtools/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>        [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>>>>>>>>
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