R devel - Dec 2004 - help with creating package

Hello,

I'm trying to create a source package (on Win2k system). I followed the
instructions from R-extns.pdf, installed ActivePerl and RTools with setting
the DOS path to it.
Then I did "Rcmd check" and had an error:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\R\rw2001\bin>Rcmd check D:/prime7/SpnInstall/spectrino
* checking for working latex ...latex: not found
 NO
* using log directory 'C:/R/rw2001/bin/spectrino.Rcheck'
* checking for file 'spectrino/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
* checking if this is a source package ... OK

installing R.css in C:/R/rw2001/bin/spectrino.Rcheck

MAKE Version 5.2  Copyright (c) 1987, 1998 Inprise Corp.
Incorrect command line argument: --no-print-directory

Incorrect command line argument: -C

Syntax: MAKE [options ...] target[s]
    -B                Builds all targets regardless of dependency dates
    -Dsymbol[=string] Defines symbol [equal to string]
    -Idirectory       Names an include directory
    -K                Keeps (does not erase) temporary files created by MAKE
    -N                Increases MAKE's compatibility with NMAKE
 . .

What is wrong ? Anybody with  a clue ?
Maybe RTools need more setting to be done - what, how ?

thanks
Theo

Marry Christmas, everyone !!!

You seem not to have followed the instructions carefully enough.  Note that
the `make' that is picked up is the wrong one.  You probably need to move
path to R tools, etc. to the beginning of the PATH variable.

Also, you might want to install a suitable TeX system (e.g., fpTeX).

Andy
> From: Teodor Krastev
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to create a source package (on Win2k system). I 
> followed the
> instructions from R-extns.pdf, installed ActivePerl and 
> RTools with setting
> the DOS path to it.
> Then I did "Rcmd check" and had an error:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> C:\R\rw2001\bin>Rcmd check D:/prime7/SpnInstall/spectrino
> * checking for working latex ...latex: not found
>  NO
> * using log directory 'C:/R/rw2001/bin/spectrino.Rcheck'
> * checking for file 'spectrino/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
> 
> installing R.css in C:/R/rw2001/bin/spectrino.Rcheck
> 
> MAKE Version 5.2  Copyright (c) 1987, 1998 Inprise Corp.
> Incorrect command line argument: --no-print-directory
> 
> Incorrect command line argument: -C
> 
> Syntax: MAKE [options ...] target[s]
>     -B                Builds all targets regardless of 
> dependency dates
>     -Dsymbol[=string] Defines symbol [equal to string]
>     -Idirectory       Names an include directory
>     -K                Keeps (does not erase) temporary files 
> created by MAKE
>     -N                Increases MAKE's compatibility with NMAKE
>  . .
> 
> What is wrong ? Anybody with  a clue ?
> Maybe RTools need more setting to be done - what, how ?
> 
> thanks
> Theo
> 
> Marry Christmas, everyone !!!
> 
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