I'm attempting to build an R package for distribution and am working from the directions found at http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~maman/computerstuff/Rhelp/Rpackages.html#Wi n-Win I've read through Writing R Extensions and various other "helpful" web sites. I've installed all relevant software (perl, cygwin, mingwin, hhc.exe). Here is what I have done so far: 1) Sourced data and functions into R 2) Used package.skeleton 3) Edited Description file 4) Edited my windows path to ensure the new programs (e.g., perl) are in the path 5) Then, I open DOS and do the following in the script below C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK * preparing 'g:\foo': * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. OK * removing junk files 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Error: cannot open file 'foo/DESCRIPTION' for reading I'ver read through about as much documentation as I can find, and I'm just not sure what I should do from here. I admit that I have reached a point of frustration and must apologize if the problem would be evident if I read documentation further, but I'm about tapped out after a few days of experimentation. Can anyone suggest how I could resolve this and what the next steps would be? Thanks: I'm using Windows XP and R 2.4.1 Harold [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Doran, Harold said the following on 5/3/2007 11:32 AM:> I'm attempting to build an R package for distribution and am working > from the directions found at > http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~maman/computerstuff/Rhelp/Rpackages.html#Wi > n-Win > > I've read through Writing R Extensions and various other "helpful" web > sites. I've installed all relevant software (perl, cygwin, mingwin, > hhc.exe). Here is what I have done so far: > > 1) Sourced data and functions into R > 2) Used package.skeleton > 3) Edited Description file > 4) Edited my windows path to ensure the new programs (e.g., perl) are in > the path > 5) Then, I open DOS and do the following in the script below > > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK > * preparing 'g:\foo': > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...'sh' is not recognized as an > internal > or external command, > operable program or batch file. > OK > * removing junk files > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > Error: cannot open file 'foo/DESCRIPTION' for reading > > I'ver read through about as much documentation as I can find, and I'm > just not sure what I should do from here. I admit that I have reached a > point of frustration and must apologize if the problem would be evident > if I read documentation further, but I'm about tapped out after a few > days of experimentation. > > Can anyone suggest how I could resolve this and what the next steps > would be? > > Thanks: > > I'm using Windows XP and R 2.4.1 > > Harold >Do you have Rtools installed and in your system path? You should read all the documentation on that page. http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/ HTH, --sundar
It can find sh.exe so you haven't installed Rtools. There are several HowTo's listed in the links section here that include pointers to R manuals and other step by step instructions: http://code.google.com/p/batchfiles/ On 5/3/07, Doran, Harold <HDoran at air.org> wrote:> I'm attempting to build an R package for distribution and am working > from the directions found at > http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~maman/computerstuff/Rhelp/Rpackages.html#Wi > n-Win > > I've read through Writing R Extensions and various other "helpful" web > sites. I've installed all relevant software (perl, cygwin, mingwin, > hhc.exe). Here is what I have done so far: > > 1) Sourced data and functions into R > 2) Used package.skeleton > 3) Edited Description file > 4) Edited my windows path to ensure the new programs (e.g., perl) are in > the path > 5) Then, I open DOS and do the following in the script below > > C:\Program Files\R\R-2.4.1\bin>Rcmd build --force --binary g:\foo > * checking for file 'g:\foo/DESCRIPTION' ... OK > * preparing 'g:\foo': > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ...'sh' is not recognized as an > internal > or external command, > operable program or batch file. > OK > * removing junk files > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > Error: cannot open file 'foo/DESCRIPTION' for reading > > I'ver read through about as much documentation as I can find, and I'm > just not sure what I should do from here. I admit that I have reached a > point of frustration and must apologize if the problem would be evident > if I read documentation further, but I'm about tapped out after a few > days of experimentation. > > Can anyone suggest how I could resolve this and what the next steps > would be? > > Thanks: > > I'm using Windows XP and R 2.4.1 > > Harold > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >