Samuel Kemp wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to make my own package in Windows XP with R 1.9.1. using
> Rcmd build/ Rcmd.
>
> The initial Rcmd build compiles ok with no error messages. However, when
> I run Rcmd check it runs ok up until
>
> * checking for file 'GammaTest/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> * checking if this is a source package ... OK
> * checking whether package 'GammaTest' can be installed ... ERROR
> Installation failed.
> See 'c:/Documents and Settings/Samuel Kemp/My Documents/R
> Files/GammaTest.Rcheck/00install.out' for details.
>
> This file contains the following.....
>
> installing R.css in c:/DOCUME~1/SAMUEL~1/MYDOCU~1/RFILES~1/GAMMAT~1.RCH
It's still a bad idea (even if this is not the reason for the error
below, I guess) to have blanks in your path names.
> ---------- Making package GammaTest ------------
> adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target `R/Create', needed by
>
`c:/DOCUME~1/SAMUEL~1/MYDOCU~1/RFILES~1/GAMMAT~1.RCH/GammaTest/R/GammaTest'.
> Stop.
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [pkg-GammaTest] Error 2
> *** Installation of GammaTest failed ***
Have you followed "Writing R Extensions" and the file
./src/gnuwin32/readme.packages EXACTLY ?
Try to start with the most simple package and add functions step by
step. Is your DESCRIPTION file OK?
Uwe Ligges
> Can anyone shed light on what it is trying to tell me?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sam.
>
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