[R] Reading from Google Docs

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 08/07/2009 10:13 AM, Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
> Forgive my naivte, but how do I make windows find tar. In other words from
> where do I issue the command and what is the command.

You need to install the toolset, and let the installer set your path.

Duncan Murdoch

> Farrel Buchinsky
> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:09, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca> wrote:
> 
>> On 08/07/2009 10:02 AM, Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
>>
>>> I  have previously read "R Installation and Administration". I read it
>>> again. It does not help me
>>> The relevant paragraph is below. But I need lower level instructions.
>>> Where
>>> can I find them.
>>>
>> Follow the link.  If Windows can't find tar, your toolset is installed
>> incorrectly.
>>
>> Duncan Murdoch
>>
>>
>>> R CMD INSTALL works in Windows to install source packages if you have the
>>> source-code package files (option “Source Package Installation Files” in
>>> the
>>> installer) and toolset (see The Windows
>>>
>>> toolset<file:///C:/Program%20Files/R/R-2.9.1/doc/manual/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset>)
>>>
>>> installed. Installation of binary packages must be done by
>>> install.packages
>>> . R CMD INSTALL --help will tell you the current options under Windows
>>> (which differ from those on a Unix-alike): in particular there is a choice
>>> of the types of documentation to be installed.
>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/6/19 Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
>>>
>>>  See the manual "R Installation and Administration" for information on how
>>>> to install source packages on Windows.
>>>>
>>>> Uwe Ligges
>>>>
>>>> Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  After issuing tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gzI am getting an error
>>>>> message
>>>>> 'tar' is not recongnized as an internal or external command, operable
>>>>> program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>> Should I use my 7-zip to open up the archive?
>>>>> Where should I be doing this? For instance can I do it all in my
>>>>> download directory or should I do it in C:\Program
>>>>> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library or should I manually create C:\Program
>>>>> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library\RGoogleDocs and do it all there or will the Rcmd
>>>>> INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz command do that for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, you assumed correctly. I am using Windows XP.
>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 20:17, Gabor Grothendieck
>>>>> <ggrothendieck at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  I have haven't neen following this thread but:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is a source distribution (as
>>>>>> opposed to built source) then the first line renames it so
>>>>>> that its not the same name as the built file about to be created.
>>>>>> The second line detars it into the RGoogleDocs directory.  The third
>>>>>> builds
>>>>>> the built source file, RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz.  The fourth
>>>>>> installs the built source file into R.  I've assumed Windows.
>>>>>> If you are on Linux replace rename with mv.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rename RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz
>>>>>> tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz
>>>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs
>>>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> or
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is already a built source file then you
>>>>>> can just issue the last of the above lines and don't need
>>>>>> the others.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Farrel Buchinsky<fjbuch at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  What do you mean by "cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs"
>>>>>>> Do you mean the directory where I downloaded the
>>>>>>> RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz
>>>>>>> to? Or do you mean that I must create a directory called RGoogleDocs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  under
>>>>>>  Library and then change to that directory?
>>>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 22:16, Gabor Grothendieck <
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  ggrothendieck at gmail.com>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>  Finally enter into the Windows console:
>>>>>>>> cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs
>>>>>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs
>>>>>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> except replace RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz with the filename
>>>>>>>> created by the build.
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