jing hua zhao wrote:> Dear r-devel members,
>
> I tried to build R packages on a PC running Windows XP but experience
> problems. However, it is ok when there is no inst directory in a package.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> The following is an example,
>
> C:\work>R CMD check VR_7.2-19.tar.gz
> * checking for working latex ... OK
> * using log directory 'C:/work/VR.Rcheck'
> * using R version 2.1.1, 2005-06-20
> * checking for file 'VR/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * looks like 'VR' is a package bundle
> * this is bundle 'VR' version '7.2-19'
> * checking if this is a source bundle ... OK
>
> installing R.css in C:/work/VR.Rcheck
>
> Looks like `C:/work/VR.Rcheck/00_pkg_src/VR' is a package bundle
>
>
> ---------- Making package MASS ------------
> adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
> installing NAMESPACE file and metadata
> making DLL ...
> making MASS.d from MASS.c
> making lqs.d from lqs.c
> gcc -Ic:/PROGRA~1/r/rw2011/include -Wall -O2 -c MASS.c -o MASS.o
> gcc -Ic:/PROGRA~1/r/rw2011/include -Wall -O2 -c lqs.c -o lqs.o
> ar cr MASS.a MASS.o lqs.o
> ranlib MASS.a
> windres --include-dir c:/PROGRA~1/r/rw2011/include -i MASS_res.rc -o
> MASS_res.
>
> gcc --shared -s -o MASS.dll MASS.def MASS.a MASS_res.o
> -c:/PROGRA~1/r/rw201/src/gnuwin32 -lg2c -lR
> ... DLL made
> installing DLL
> installing R files
> installing inst files
> FIND: Parameter format not correct
Looks like a path problem. There's a find command in the R tools, and a
completely different one in Windows. You need to set your path to find
the R one first.
Duncan Murdoch
> make[2]: *** [C:/work/VR.Rcheck/MASS/inst] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-MASS] Error 2
> *** Installation of MASS failed ***
>
> ERROR
> Installation failed.
>
> C:\work> path
>
> PATH=C:\texmf\miktex\bin;C:\Perl\bin\;C:\Program
> Files\Insightful\splus62\;C:\WI
> NDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program
> Files\Hummingbird\
> Connectivity\9.00\Accessories\;C:\Program Files\Common
> Files\GTK\2.0\bin;C:\Prog
> ram Files\WinSCP3\;C:\Program Files\PC-Pine
>
>
>
> Jing Hua Zhao
>
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