rajeshj at cse.iitm.ac.in
2010-Aug-31 07:59 UTC
[R] binary package build error:target 'xf->>' is not a directory
Hi, I built a package in linux and generated its binary using R CMD build --binary testpack. This generated testpack.tar.gz. I tried to install this package in windows using R CMD INSTALL package.tar.gz and I got the error *installing to library 'H:/R-2.11.1/library' *installing *binary* package 'testpack' ... /cygdrive/RTools/bin/cp: target 'xf->>' is not a directory ERROR: installing binary package failed can someone help me out. what does this mean? ~Aks [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Uwe Ligges
2010-Sep-15 13:17 UTC
[R] binary package build error:target 'xf->>' is not a directory
You have to build a *source* package under Linux in order to install it under Windows afterwards. A Linux binary package cannot be used under Windows. Best, Uwe Ligges On 31.08.2010 09:59, rajeshj at cse.iitm.ac.in wrote:> > > Hi, > > > > I built a package in linux and generated its binary using R CMD build --binary testpack. This generated testpack.tar.gz. > > I tried to install this package in windows using R CMD INSTALL package.tar.gz and I got the error > > *installing to library 'H:/R-2.11.1/library' > > *installing *binary* package 'testpack' ... > /cygdrive/RTools/bin/cp: target 'xf->>' is not a directory > > ERROR: installing binary package failed > > > > can someone help me out. what does this mean? > > > > ~Aks > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org 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.