[R-SIG-Mac] Rd2dvi --pdf

[Simon Urbanek]

On Jan 5, 2010, at 0:56 , Matthew Fero wrote:

> I know this has been addressed before, but I'm not sure I understand  
> the prior comments.
>
> Does the R Mac binary installer include the latex components  
> necessary to run the 'R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf' command?

No, see FAQ 2.1.8


>  If so, where should it be located, because I'm getting the error, "/ 
> Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/bin/Rd2dvi: line 233: /usr/ 
> texbin/pdflatex: No such file or directory".   If not, any  
> suggestions on an easy way to install a lightweight, compatible  
> latex distribution?
>

Not really - MacTex is the current standard and the binary you have  
(is that a nightly build?) requires that one (or something at those  
paths).

Cheers,
Simon