[R] make check problem

[Peter Dalgaard]

Erin Hodgess wrote:
> Dear R People:
>
> I thought all was well with my source compilation on Windows
> until I tried "make check"
>
> Here is an abbreviated version of my results:
>
> C:\esr\R-2.5.0\src\gnuwin32>make check
> make check
> -------- Testing package base --------
> Running examples in 'base-Ex.R' ...
> Comparing `base-Ex.Rout' to `base-Ex.Rout.prev' ...diff: extra operand `Settings/Erin/Local'
> diff: Try `diff --help' for more information.
> OK
> ;
> -------- Testing package stats4 --------
> Running examples in 'stats4-Ex.R' ...
> Comparing `stats4-Ex.Rout' to `stats4-Ex.Rout.prev' ...diff: extra operand `Settings/Erin/Local'
> diff: Try `diff --help' for more information.
> OK
> -------- Testing package tcltk --------
> Running examples in 'tcltk-Ex.R' ...
> Comparing `tcltk-Ex.Rout' to `tcltk-Ex.Rout.prev' ...diff: extra operand `Settings/Erin/Local'
> diff: Try `diff --help' for more information.
> OK
> rm -f *.exe *.o Rplots.ps
> running strict specific tests ...
> running code in 'eval-etc.R' ...OK
>   comparing 'eval-etc.Rout' to './eval-etc.Rout.save' ...diff: extra operand `Settings/Erin/Local'
> diff: Try `diff --help' for more information.
> make[3]: *** [eval-etc.Rout] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [test-Specific] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [test-all-basics] Error 1
> make: [test-Basic] Error 2 (ignored)
>
>
> I've tried all kinds of tricks, but no luck.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated (yet again).
>   
The symptoms strongly suggest that the root problem is  spaces in the 
path to some files
(...\Documents and Settings\Erin\Local). The Windows FAQ has some hints 
on this.