[R-pkg-devel] Warning in system2(..., stdout = FALSE, stderr = FALSE) :, '"pdflatex"' not found

[Spencer Graves]

Update:  A web search for 'installing pdflatex for "R CMD" on Windows 
10?' suggested I install MiKTeX.  I did that from miktex.org, and it got 
me past that error.  Spencer


On 2019-09-19 01:50, Spencer Graves wrote:
> Hello, All:
>
>
>       What's the recommended way to get pdflatex installed on Windows
> 10 to run "R CMD"?
>
>
>       I ask, because "R CMD build bssm" under Windows 10 produced
> 'Warning in system2(..., stdout = FALSE, stderr = FALSE) : '"pdflatex"'
> not found'.
>
>
>       This was after installing Rtools using the following (recommended
> by
> "https://thecoatlessprofessor.com/programming/cpp/installing-rtools-for-compiled-code-via-rcpp/"):
>
>
>
> install.packages("installr")
> library("installr")
> install.Rtools()
>
>
>       Below please find the output in a commands window including
> "sessionInfo()".
>
>
>       Thanks,
>       Spencer Graves
>
>
> >R CMD build bssm
> * checking for file 'bssm/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * preparing 'bssm':
> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
> * cleaning src
> * installing the package to build vignettes
> * creating vignettes ... ERROR
> --- re-building 'bssm.Rmd' using rmarkdown
> [WARNING] Note with key '1' defined at line 318 column 1 but not used.
> Warning in system2(..., stdout = FALSE, stderr = FALSE) :
>   '"pdflatex"' not found
> Error: processing vignette 'bssm.Rmd' failed with diagnostics:
> Failed to compile bssm.tex. See https://yihui.name/tinytex/r/#debugging
> for debugging tips.
> --- failed re-building 'bssm.Rmd'
>
> --- re-building 'growth_model.Rmd' using rmarkdown
> Warning in system2(..., stdout = FALSE, stderr = FALSE) :
>   '"pdflatex"' not found
> Error: processing vignette 'growth_model.Rmd' failed with diagnostics:
> Failed to compile growth_model.tex. See
> https://yihui.name/tinytex/r/#debugging for debugging tips.
> --- failed re-building 'growth_model.Rmd'
>
> SUMMARY: processing the following files failed:
>   'bssm.Rmd' 'growth_model.Rmd'
>
> Error: Vignette re-building failed.
> Execution halted
>
> C:\Users\spenc\Documents\R\bssm\bssm>
> C:\Users\spenc\Documents\R\bssm\bssm>pdflatex
> 'pdflatex' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
> C:\Users\spenc\Documents\R\bssm\bssm>r
>
> R version 3.6.1 (2019-07-05) -- "Action of the Toes"
> Copyright (C) 2019 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
> Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
>
> R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
> Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
>
>   Natural language support but running in an English locale
>
> R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
> Type 'contributors()' for more information and
> 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
>
> Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
> 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
> Type 'q()' to quit R.
>
> > sessionInfo()
> R version 3.6.1 (2019-07-05)
> Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
> Running under: Windows 10 x64 (build 18362)
>
> Matrix products: default
>
> locale:
> [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252
> [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252
> [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252
> [4] LC_NUMERIC=C
> [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods base
>
> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] compiler_3.6.1
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