R help - Oct 2004 - Creating Packages with Windows under R 2.0.0

Hello,

I have a workspace that contains a number of functions I want to put in a
library. Under R 1.9.0 I did this fairly easily by putting them in a R
folder, creating a DESCRIPTION & TITLE file etc. I could then load my
library successfully.

Under R 2.0.0 this simple process apparently no longer works. I have used
package.skeleton() and have run R CMD INSTALL pkgname but still get various
errors. I have installed the various tools and do have a path to them. Is
there not a simple way to create a library consisting of just a group of
functions?  I know the DESCRIPTION file is different under R 2.0.0 but what
else do I have to consider? I've read most of the pertinent documentation
and though it is somewhat helpful it is not always helpful if you haven't
been able to get these procedures to run correctly.

Jeff Breiwick
National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Natl. Marine Fish. Serv.
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4
Seattle, WA 98115  USA

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JMB wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a workspace that contains a number of functions I want to put in a
> library. 
It's a *package*.


 > Under R 1.9.0 I did this fairly easily by putting them in a
R
> folder, creating a DESCRIPTION & TITLE file etc. I could then load my
> library successfully.
> 
> Under R 2.0.0 this simple process apparently no longer works. I have used
> package.skeleton() and have run R CMD INSTALL pkgname but still get various
> errors. I have installed the various tools and do have a path to them. Is
> there not a simple way to create a library consisting of just a group of
> functions?  
Yes, you already mentioned it: Use R CMD INSTALL.
> I know the DESCRIPTION file is different under R 2.0.0 
no, not necessarily

 > but what
> else do I have to consider? I've read most of the pertinent
documentation
Let me guess: Are you on windows (at least your mail header says so)?
Then please read .../src/gnuwin32/readme.package *completely*!

What does the error message say?

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Uwe Ligges

> and though it is somewhat helpful it is not always helpful if you
haven't
> been able to get these procedures to run correctly.
> 
> Jeff Breiwick
> National Marine Mammal Laboratory
> Natl. Marine Fish. Serv.
> 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4
> Seattle, WA 98115  USA
> 
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