R help - Nov 2009 - Building from source under Windows 7

I have downloaded all of the tools and read the readme's that I know about
but I am still getting the following error when I try to build from source:

C:\Program Files (x86)\R\R-2.9.2\src\gnuwin32>make all recommended
make[1]: `Rpwd.exe' is up to date.
cp -p etc/Makeconf etc/Rcmd_environ etc/Rconsole etc/Rdevga etc/Rprofile.site et
c/rgb.txt ../../../etc
cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Makeconf': Permission denied
cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rcmd_environ': Permission
denied
cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rconsole': Permission denied
cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rdevga': Permission denied
cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rprofile.site': Permission
denied
cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/rgb.txt': Permission denied
make[3]: *** [fixetc] Error 1
make[2]: *** [fixfiles] Error 2
make[1]: *** [rbuild] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

C:\Program Files (x86)\R\R-2.9.2\src\gnuwin32>

I have given myself full control on all of the directories and files yet I am
unable to get rid of this 'Permission denied' error. Anybody out there
that has similar problem building 2.9.2 under Windows 7 x64?

Thank you.

Kevin

Hello Kevin,

It is possible you took care of this by giving yourself permission, but when
I used Vista and now 7 x64; it was easier for me to install in a directory
other than program files.  For example just installing to a new folder on
the C: (or whatever is your primary) drive.  I am using 2.10 happily on 7
x64 right now, but I did not build from source.  Another option is to enable
the administrator account.  Run cmd.exe as an administrator and type: net
user administrator /active:yes

This is sometimes helpful for work with permissions.

HTH,


Josh

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:46 AM, <rkevinburton@charter.net> wrote:
> I have downloaded all of the tools and read the readme's that I know
about
> but I am still getting the following error when I try to build from source:
>
> C:\Program Files (x86)\R\R-2.9.2\src\gnuwin32>make all recommended
> make[1]: `Rpwd.exe' is up to date.
> cp -p etc/Makeconf etc/Rcmd_environ etc/Rconsole etc/Rdevga
> etc/Rprofile.site et
> c/rgb.txt ../../../etc
> cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Makeconf': Permission
denied
> cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rcmd_environ': Permission
> denied
> cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rconsole': Permission
denied
> cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rdevga': Permission denied
> cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/Rprofile.site': Permission
> denied
> cp: preserving permissions for `../../../etc/rgb.txt': Permission
denied
> make[3]: *** [fixetc] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [fixfiles] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [rbuild] Error 2
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> C:\Program Files (x86)\R\R-2.9.2\src\gnuwin32>
>
> I have given myself full control on all of the directories and files yet I
> am unable to get rid of this 'Permission denied' error. Anybody out
there
> that has similar problem building 2.9.2 under Windows 7 x64?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Kevin
>
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-- 
Joshua Wiley
Senior in Psychology
University of California, Riverside
http://www.joshuawiley.com/

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