What TeX variant are you using? If texi2dvi() can't find texi2dvi, it tries to fall back on pdflatex which has to be in the path.
I have always had good luck with MikTeX, which does have texi2dvi. You could always try library(tools) Sweave("TheVignette.Rnw") debug(texi2dvi) texi2dvi("TheVignette.tex", pdf=TRUE) and step through to see where it fails, although on the surface it looks like a path problem. Best, Jim Doran, Harold wrote: > There is now and it looks like I got through the first phase. But, now I > get the error below. > > * DONE (MiscPsycho) > * creating vignettes ... ERROR > Loading required package: statmod > Below is what alpha *would be* if the item were removed > > Error in texi2dvi(file = bft, pdf = TRUE, clean = FALSE, quiet = quiet) > : > unable to run pdflatex on 'MP.tex' > Calls: buildVignettes -> texi2dvi > In addition: Warning messages: > 1: In readLines(f[1]) : incomplete final line found on 'MP.Rnw' > 2: In system(paste(shQuote(latex), "-interaction=nonstopmode", texfile)) > : > "pdflatex" not found > Execution halted > > I do have pdflatex, it's what I use all of the time. However, how do I > point to it for this build process? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: James W. MacDonald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 4:09 PM >> To: Doran, Harold >> Cc: R Help >> Subject: Re: [R] Adding an Sweave Vignette to a package >> >> Hi Harold, >> >> Doran, Harold wrote: >>> I'm finalizing development of a package that will include a >> vignette. >>> Without the vignette, the package builds fine with no >> warnings and is >>> ready for distribution. Now, I am following the directions for >>> developing vignettes "Sweave, Part II: Package Vignettes" >> by Friedrich >>> Leisch. >>> >>> I am using a windows XP machine (other session info below). Here is >>> what I have done. >>> >>> 1) I add the 'inst/doc' directory to the package source tree. >>> 2) I have added the following information in the preamble >> of the .Rnw >>> file >>> >>> % \VignetteIndexEntry{An \texttt{R} Package for Miscellaneous >>> Psychometric Analyses} % \VignetteDepends{MiscPsycho, statmod} % >>> \VignetteKeyword{misc} >>> >>> 3) I then copy the file "MP.Rnw" to the 'inst/doc' directory. >>> 4) I then run Rcmd build g:\MiscPsycho >>> >>> The process begins as usual and it even tries to create the >> vignette. >>> However, it runs into an error at code chunk 1 complaining that it >>> cannot find the function called simRasch(). This simRasch >> function is >>> one of the functions developed for this package and one that will >>> exist only when the package is built. The build process is halted. >>> >>> I'm not sure how to handle this. Any advice is appreciated. >> Is there a library(MiscPsycho) at the beginning of that code chunk? >> >> Best, >> >> Jim >> >> >>> Harold >>> >>>> sessionInfo() >>> R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26) >>> i386-pc-mingw32 >>> >>> locale: >>> LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_United >>> States.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_United >>> States.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 >>> >>> attached base packages: >>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >>> >>> >>> other attached packages: >>> [1] statmod_1.3.3 >>> >>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >>> [1] tools_2.6.1 >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@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. >> -- >> James W. MacDonald, M.S. >> Biostatistician >> Affymetrix and cDNA Microarray Core >> University of Michigan Cancer Center >> 1500 E. Medical Center Drive >> 7410 CCGC >> Ann Arbor MI 48109 >> 734-647-5623 >> -- James W. MacDonald, M.S. Biostatistician Affymetrix and cDNA Microarray Core University of Michigan Cancer Center 1500 E. Medical Center Drive 7410 CCGC Ann Arbor MI 48109 734-647-5623 ______________________________________________ R-help@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.