[R] R package development in windows
Lucke, Joseph F
Joseph.F.Lucke at uth.tmc.edu
Fri May 4 16:03:17 CEST 2007
Might there be an (semi-)automated procedure to create a minimal,
personal package, for my eyes only, that I can load with a
"libray(MyStuff)" command? This would be preferable to having to
source() the files. Is there already such a procedure?
Joe
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[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Doran, Harold
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:33 PM
To: Duncan Murdoch
Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
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Thanks, Duncan. I'll look into that. Is there an authoritative document
that codifies the new package development procedures for 2.5.0
(windows-specific), or is that Writing R Extensions? In this thread
alone I've received multiple emails pointing to multiple web sites with
instructions for windows. Inasmuch as its appreciated, I'm a bit
confused as to which I should consider authoritative.
I do hope I can resolve this and appreciate the help I've received.
However, I feel a bit compelled to note how very difficult this process
is.
Harold
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch at stats.uwo.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:24 PM
> To: Doran, Harold
> Cc: Gabor Grothendieck; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [R] R package development in windows - Bayesian
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> On 5/3/2007 3:04 PM, Doran, Harold wrote:
> > Thanks Gabor, Sundar, and Tony. Indeed, Rtools was missing from the
> > path. With that resolved, and another 10 minute windows
> restart, I get
> > the following below. The log suggests that hhc is not installed. It
> > is, and, according to the directions I am following, I have
> placed it
> > in the c:\cygwin directory.
>
> I think the problem is that you are following a real mix of
> instructions, and they don't make sense.
>
> It would be nice if folks would submit patches to the R Admin manual
> (or to the Rtools web site) rather than putting together web sites
> with advice that is bad from day one, and quickly gets worse when it
> is not updated.
>
> > BTW, package.skeleton() doesn't seem to create the correct
> DESCRIPTION
> > template. I had to add the DEPENDS line. Without this, I
> get another
> > error.
> >
> >
> > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo
>
> R 2.4.1 is no longer current; the package building instructions in R
> 2.5.0 have been simplified a bit. You might want to try those.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
> > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> > * preparing 'g:\foo':
> > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
> > * removing junk files
> > * checking for LF line-endings in source files
> > * checking for empty or unneeded directories
> > * building binary distribution
> > WARNING
> > * some HTML links may not be found
> > installing R.css in c:/TEMP/Rinst40061099
> >
> > Using auto-selected zip options ''
> > latex: not found
> > latex: not found
> > latex: not found
> >
> > ---------- Making package foo ------------
> > latex: not found
> > adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
> > latex: not found
> > latex: not found
> > latex: not found
> > installing R files
> > latex: not found
> > installing data files
> > latex: not found
> > installing man source files
> > installing indices
> > latex: not found
> > not zipping data
> > installing help
> > Warning: \alias{foo} already in foo-package.Rd -- skipping
> the one in
> > foo.Rd >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'foo'
> > Formats: text html latex example chm
> > foo-package text html latex
> example chm
> > foo text html latex
> example chm
> > mydata text html latex
> example chm
> > hhc: not found
> > cp: cannot stat `c:/TEMP/Rbuild40048815/foo/chm/foo.chm':
> No such file
> > or direct ory
> > make[1]: *** [chm-foo] Error 1
> > make: *** [pkg-foo] Error 2
> > *** Installation of foo failed ***
> >
> > Removing 'c:/TEMP/Rinst40061099/foo'
> > ERROR
> > * installation failed
> >
> >
> > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Gabor Grothendieck [mailto:ggrothendieck at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:50 PM
> >> To: Doran, Harold
> >> Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> >> Subject: Re: [R] R package development in windows
> >>
> >> It can find sh.exe so you haven't installed Rtools.
> >>
> >> There are several HowTo's listed in the links section here that
> >> include pointers to R manuals and other step by step
> >> instructions:
> >>
> >> http://code.google.com/p/batchfiles/
> >>
> >> On 5/3/07, Doran, Harold <HDoran at air.org> wrote:
> >> > I'm attempting to build an R package for distribution and
> >> am working
> >> > from the directions found at
> >> >
> >>
> http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~maman/computerstuff/Rhelp/Rpackages.html
> >> #
> >> > Wi
> >> > n-Win
> >> >
> >> > I've read through Writing R Extensions and various other
> >> "helpful" web
> >> > sites. I've installed all relevant software (perl,
> cygwin, mingwin,
> >> > hhc.exe). Here is what I have done so far:
> >> >
> >> > 1) Sourced data and functions into R
> >> > 2) Used package.skeleton
> >> > 3) Edited Description file
> >> > 4) Edited my windows path to ensure the new programs (e.g.,
> >> perl) are
> >> > in the path
> >> > 5) Then, I open DOS and do the following in the script below
> >> >
> >> > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force
> --binary g:\foo
> >> > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> >> > * preparing 'g:\foo':
> >> > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...'sh' is not
> >> recognized as
> >> > an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
> >> > OK
> >> > * removing junk files
> >> > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command, operable
> >> > program or batch file.
> >> > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command, operable
> >> > program or batch file.
> >> > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command, operable
> >> > program or batch file.
> >> > Error: cannot open file 'foo/DESCRIPTION' for reading
> >> >
> >> > I'ver read through about as much documentation as I can
> >> find, and I'm
> >> > just not sure what I should do from here. I admit that I
> >> have reached
> >> > a point of frustration and must apologize if the problem
> would be
> >> > evident if I read documentation further, but I'm about
> tapped out
> >> > after a few days of experimentation.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone suggest how I could resolve this and what the
> next steps
> >> > would be?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks:
> >> >
> >> > I'm using Windows XP and R 2.4.1
> >> >
> >> > Harold
> >> >
> >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >> >
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