ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de
2009-Jun-01 17:00 UTC
[Rd] install.packages hangs RGui with frozen rpwd process at (PR#13739)
Uwe Ligges wrote:> > > astokes at esica.com wrote: >> Full_Name: Allan Stokes >> Version: 2.8.1 >> OS: XP >> Submission from: (NULL) (24.108.0.245) >> >> >> I've just spent a hellish six hours trying to create my own R package >> with a >> bare bones "hello world" R function inside. I was able to create a >> package.tar.gz file eventually with much perseverance. >> My remaining problem is that when I try to install my simple package >> under RGui, >> it hangs. >> install.packages("c:/testR/scupper_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL, >> type="source", >> lib="c:/allanR") > > > Please try to install from Windows command shell using "R CMD INSTALL" > and tell us what you see there. > Note also that the install scripts have been largely rewritten for > R-2.9.0 which is current.By the way, this is not a bug in R. Hence please do not file such messages a bug reports. Uwe Ligges> Best, > Uwe Ligges > > > >> The hung process tree as shown by SysInternals Process Explorer. >> 1. Rgui.exe >> cmd="C:\Program Files\R\R-2.8.1\bin\Rgui.exe" cd=Z:\ 2. R.exe >> cmd=C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\bin\R.exe CMD INSTALL -l "c:/allanR" >> "c:/allanR/scupper_1.0.tar.gz" >> cd=Z:\ >> 3. cmd.exe >> cmd=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c perl >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1/bin/INSTALL -l >> c:/allanR c:/allanR/scupper_1.0.tar.gz >> cd=Z:\ >> 4. perl.exe >> cmd=perl C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1/bin/INSTALL -l c:/allanR >> c:/allanR/scupper_1.0.tar.gz >> Z:\ >> 5. make.exe >> cmd=make --no-print-directory -C C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-28~1.1/src/gnuwin32 >> PKGDIR=Z:/R.INSTALL.5532 PKGNAME=scupper RLIB=c:/allanR >> DPKG=c:/allanR/scupper >> scupper-LAZY=true HELP=YES WINHELP=CHM pkg-scupper >> dir=C:\Program Files\R\R-2.8.1\src\gnuwin32\ >> 6. make.exe >> cmd=c:\Rtools\bin\make.exe >> dir=C:\WINDOWS\system32\ >> 7. Rpwd.exe cmd=c:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\src\gnuwin32\Rpwd.exe ../.. >> dir=C:\Program Files\R\R-2.8.1\src\gnuwin32\ >> >> First, one stupid thing is that one time I ran the make cmd under the >> CMD prompt >> and it successfully generated a CHM file, as shown by this fragment of >> the >> output I captured: >> >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'scupper' >> Formats: text html latex example chm >> Microsoft HTML Help Compiler 4.74.8702 >> >> Compiling z:\R.INSTALL.6416\scupper\chm\scupper.chm >> >> Compile time: 0 minutes, 0 seconds >> 1 Topic >> 0 Local links >> 0 Internet links >> 1 Graphic >> >> Created z:\R.INSTALL.6416\scupper\chm\scupper.chm, 14,448 bytes >> Compression increased file by 9,624 bytes. >> >> That didn't work when I tried it again, but the R temp directories >> sometimes >> vanish in the meantime. >> Using System Internals File Monitor, I can see the last access to the >> file >> system by rpwd.exe >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\src\gnuwin32\Rpwd.exe SUCCESS >> FileNameInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\RPWD.EXE-1615C3C8.pf SUCCESS >> Options: Open Access: Read >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\RPWD.EXE-1615C3C8.pf SUCCESS Length: 3882 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 READ >> C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\RPWD.EXE-1615C3C8.pf SUCCESS >> Offset: 0 Length: 3882 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C: SUCCESS Options: Open >> Access: 00100180 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION C: SUCCESS >> FileFsVolumeInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\ SUCCESS Options: Open >> Directory Access: >> 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\ SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\ NO MORE FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\PROGRA~1\ SUCCESS >> Options: Open Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\PROGRA~1\ SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\PROGRA~1\ NO MORE FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\PROGRA~1\R\ SUCCESS >> Options: Open Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\PROGRA~1\R\ >> SUCCESS FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\PROGRA~1\R\ NO MORE >> FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\ >> SUCCESS Options: Open >> Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\ >> NO MORE FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\ >> SUCCESS Options: Open >> Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\ SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\ NO MORE FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\GNUWIN32\ SUCCESS >> Options: Open Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\GNUWIN32\ SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\GNUWIN32\ NO MORE >> FILES FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\WINDOWS\ SUCCESS >> Options: Open Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\ SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\ SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\ NO MORE FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS Options: Open >> Directory Access: 00100001 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ >> SUCCESS >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 DIRECTORY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ NO >> MORE FILES >> FileNamesInformation >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NTDLL.DLL SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NTDLL.DLL SUCCESS >> Length: 714752 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\KERNEL32.DLL SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\KERNEL32.DLL >> SUCCESS Length: 989696 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\UNICODE.NLS SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\UNICODE.NLS >> SUCCESS Length: 89588 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LOCALE.NLS SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LOCALE.NLS >> SUCCESS Length: 265948 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SORTTBLS.NLS SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SORTTBLS.NLS >> SUCCESS Length: 23044 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\GNUWIN32\RPWD.EXE >> SUCCESS Options: Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\GNUWIN32\RPWD.EXE SUCCESS Length: >> 9216 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCRT.DLL SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: 00000081 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 QUERY INFORMATION >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCRT.DLL >> SUCCESS Length: 343040 >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NTDLL.DLL SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: Execute >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\KERNEL32.DLL SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: Execute >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-28~1.1\SRC\GNUWIN32\RPWD.EXE >> SUCCESS Options: Open Access: Execute >> 9:25:26 PM Rpwd.exe:6328 OPEN >> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCRT.DLL SUCCESS Options: >> Open Access: Execute >> >> I've tried this under Rtools 2.9 and then 2.8. I also updated my >> Cygwin config >> (which was pretty current). >> No dice. >> My little package contains an R function as such: >> `ahoy` <- >> function () { cat ("Shiver me timbers!\n")} >> >> And a DESCRIPTION file like this: >> Package: scupper >> Type: Package >> Title: Ship ahoy >> Version: 1.0 >> Date: 2009-05-30 >> Author: Allan Stokes >> Maintainer: <astokes at esica.com> >> Description: Responds to ahoy() greeting. License: internal use only >> LazyLoad: yes >> >> There are empty data, man, and test directories. >> I would reboot my system and try again, but I'd have to shut down 30 >> programs on >> nine desktops, and I haven't got that many lives. I have been sure to >> restart >> RGui with the correct PATH env. for each test run. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-devel at r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >
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