I run Windows XP. and in a command window I get:> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.1\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave Lexis.rnwError in length(arg) : 'arg' is missing Calls: <Anonymous> Execution halted AND:> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.1\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave --helpError in length(arg) : 'arg' is missing Calls: <Anonymous> Execution halted BUT:> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.0\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave --helpUsage: R CMD Sweave file A simple front-end for Sweave Options: -h, --help print this help message and exit -v, --version print version info and exit Report bugs to <r-bugs at r-project.org>. Same probelem for help on Stangle, but not for any other command. Is this a bug or some new facility I overlooked? Best regards, Bendix _________________________________________ Bendix Carstensen Senior Statistician Steno Diabetes Center A/S Niels Steensens Vej 2-4 DK-2820 Gentofte Denmark +45 44 43 87 38 (direct) +45 30 75 87 38 (mobile) bxc at steno.dk www.biostat.ku.dk/~bxc www.steno.dk This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended for ...{{dropped:8}}
On 11-07-16 2:33 PM, BXC (Bendix Carstensen) wrote:> I run Windows XP. > > and in a command window I get: > >> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.1\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave Lexis.rnw > Error in length(arg) : 'arg' is missing > Calls:<Anonymous> > Execution halted > > AND: > >> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.1\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave --help > Error in length(arg) : 'arg' is missing > Calls:<Anonymous> > Execution halted > > BUT: > >> c:\stat\r\R-2.13.0\bin\i386\Rcmd Sweave --help > Usage: R CMD Sweave file > > A simple front-end for Sweave > > Options: > -h, --help print this help message and exit > -v, --version print version info and exit > > Report bugs to<r-bugs at r-project.org>. > > Same probelem for help on Stangle, but not for any other command. > > Is this a bug or some new facility I overlooked?Looks like a bug to me. I'll take a look. Duncan Murdoch> > Best regards, > Bendix > _________________________________________ > > Bendix Carstensen > Senior Statistician > Steno Diabetes Center A/S > Niels Steensens Vej 2-4 > DK-2820 Gentofte > Denmark > +45 44 43 87 38 (direct) > +45 30 75 87 38 (mobile) > bxc at steno.dk www.biostat.ku.dk/~bxc > www.steno.dk > > This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended for ...{{dropped:8}} > > ______________________________________________ > 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.
On 11-07-19 9:42 AM, John Minter wrote:> Duncan, thanks for your work. I could not get the workaround you suggested > > Rterm.exe --no-restore --slave -e utils::Sweave("file.Rnw") > > to work under 2.13.1 and so gave up and installed the 2.14.0 development > build. I can verify that > > R CMD Sweave file.Rnw > > works properly on the 2.14.0 development build and not on the 2.13.1 release > build. For now I will stick with the development build.... >You might prefer R-patched instead: R-devel is going through a lot of changes right now, and there may be bugs in the nightly build. R-patched is very stable at the moment. Duncan Murdoch