[R] Problems Creating an R package

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006, Thomas Petzoldt wrote:

> Hi Aarti
>
> src/  if you have source files in C or Fortran.
> R/    for the R sources.
>
> If you have no C or Fortran files, you should delete the src/ directory.
>
> The syntax error in your R function is simply that the "," is on a new
> line so R "thinks" that the line above is complete.

R does know it is waiting for a ')'.  The error is exactly where it says, at
>> 6: , .env = <

and of course

>> , .env = <environment>, class = c("Class", "Object"), ...instanciationTime =
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
which is not valid R.

>
> Hope it helps
>
> Thomas P.
>
>
> Aarti Dahiya wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> When I check my package using "Rcmd check ..\myPackage\R.mykg" on Windows in
>> Command Prompt, this is what get:-
>>
>> * using log directory 'C:/R/bin/R.getdata.Rcheck'
>> * using Version 2.3.1 (2006-06-01)
>> * checking for file 'R.getdata/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
>> * checking extension type ... Package
>> * this is package 'R.getdata' version '1.0'
>> * checking package dependencies ... OK
>> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
>> * checking whether package 'R.getdata' can be installed ... OK
>> * checking package directory ... OK
>> * checking for portable file names ... OK
>> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
>> * checking top-level files ... OK
>> * checking index information ... OK
>> * checking package subdirectories ... WARNING
>> Subdirectory 'src' contains no source files.
>> * checking R files for syntax errors ... ERROR
>> Syntax error in file 'R/ConnectionFactory.R'
>>
>> Q1. What should I put in 'src'.  I did put two of my source .R files, it
>> still does not work.
>>
>> Q2. This is what I get if I source R/ConnectionFactory.R.
>> Error in parse(file, n = -1, NULL, "?") : syntax error at
>> 5: }
>> 6: , .env = <
>>
>> These are the contents of R/ConnectionFactory.R.
>>
>> "ConnectionFactory" <-
>> structure(function()
>> {
>> 	extend(Object(), "ConnectionFactory")
>> }
>> , .env = <environment>, class = c("Class", "Object"), ...instanciationTime =
>
>
>> structure(1151521420.604, class = c("POSIXt",
>> "POSIXct")), formals = c("public", "class"), modifiers = c("public",
>> "class")
>>
>> Please note that this file is one that was automatically generated in
>> R.mykg/R.  My source file ConnectionFactory.R has the actual R code which
>> sources just fine.
>>
>> I will greatly appreciate any help!  Thank you.
>>
>> Aarti
>>
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