Two comments:
1) Rcmd build does not install packages, it packages up source packages.
As all the documentation says it is Rcmd INSTALL which installs a source
package.
2) You have ignored the advice not to have spaces in your path, and the
request at the top of readme.packages `not to report problems to R-help
unless you have followed all the prescriptions', one of which is
Do not use paths with spaces in: you can always use the short forms.
And as you have discovered, that advice was given for a good reason.
On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Ghislaine Guigon wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install packages on windows XP and I have trouble with
> command Rcmd build (R version 1.8.1) :
> In the Windows console for package maanova for example, answer is :
> C:\Documents and Settings\dillies\Mes documents\ghis\packages>Rcmd
> build maanova
> * checking for file 'maanova/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * preparing 'maanova':
> * cleaning src
> * checking whether 'INDEX' is up-to-date ... NO
> * use '--force' to overwrite the existing 'INDEX'
> * removing junk files
> * building 'maanova_0.91-3.tar.gz'
> tar: and: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
> tar: Settings/dillies/Mes : Cannot stat: No such file or directory
> tar: documents/ghis/packages/maanova_0.91-3.tar: Cannot stat: No such
> file or directory
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> tar: and: Not found in archive
> tar: Settings/dillies/Mes: Not found in archive
> tar: documents/ghis/packages/maanova_0.91-3.tar: Not found in archive
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> tar: and: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
> tar: Settings/dillies/Mes: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
> tar: documents/ghis/packages/maanova_0.91-3.tar: Cannot stat: No such
> file or di
> rectory
> tar: maanova: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> maanova_0.91-3.tar: No such file or directory
> Is someone still have same problem ?
> Rtools are installed.
> Thanks for answers,
>
> Ghislaine GUIGON
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