I hope you're successful because I'm having issues as well building a simple
package on
windows. maybe when you're finished you can share back a step by step
guide.
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Nipesh Bajaj <bajaj141...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have run R CMD check trial1 and saw an error. This says that:
>
> * checking pdf version of manual without hyperrefs or index ... ERROR
> Re-running with no redirection of stdout/stderr.
> Hmm... looks like a package
> Error in texi2dvi("Rd2.tex", pdf = (out_ext == "pdf"), quiet = FALSE, :
> pdflatex is not available
> Error in running tools:: texi2dvi
>
> Does this information hwlp you to suggest something? Please let me
> know what else I can provide.
>
> Thanks,
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Nipesh Bajaj <bajaj141...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > What else I need to do? In the Read-and-delete-me file following steps
> > are asked to perform:
> > * Edit the help file skeletons in 'man', possibly combining help files
> > for multiple functions.
> > * Edit the exports in 'NAMESPACE', and add necessary imports.
> > * Put any C/C++/Fortran code in 'src'.
> > * If you have compiled code, add a useDynLib() directive to 'NAMESPACE'.
> > * Run R CMD build to build the package tarball.
> > * Run R CMD check to check the package tarball.
> >
> > I editied the help page for fn1() function (as I already communicated
> > in previous mail) as follows:
> > \name{fn1}
> > \alias{fn1}
> >
> > \title{
> > A function.
> > }
> >
> > \description{
> > A function.
> > }
> >
> > \usage{
> > A function.
> > }
> >
> > \arguments{
> > A function.
> > }
> >
> > \value{
> > A function.
> > }
> >
> > \author{
> > \bold{Me}
> > \cr
> > \email{m...@me.com}
> > }
> >
> > And regarding th Namespace file, this time I put
> > "package.skeleton("trial1",namespace = FALSE, code_files =
> > "f:/trial.r")
> > "
> >
> > I do not have any C/C++ code so I ignored 3rd step.
> >
> > then Read-and-delete-me file asking me to build the package, so in
> > cmd, I run following:
> > cd C:\R_PackageBuild
> > Rcmd build âbinary trial1
> >
> > What I am missing in this entire process? Do you please point me?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Duncan Murdoch
> > <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 02/06/2011 2:03 PM, Nipesh Bajaj wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Prof. Ripley and Duncan for your pointers. Noting down your
> >>> points I have modified my way of building package and have done
> >>> following so far:
> >>>
> >>> 1. In my C: drive I create one working folder naming "R_PackageBuild"
> >>> 2. In R console I have written following codes:
> >>> > setwd("c:/R_packageBuild")
> >>> > package.skeleton("trial1",namespace = TRUE, code_files =
> "f:/trial.r")
> >>> 3. then I opened cmd and wrote following:
> >>> cd C:\R_PackageBuild
> >>> Rcmd build âbinary trial1
> >>>
> >>> This process halted with following error:
> >>> Error: unexpected symbol in
> >>> âtools:::.test_load_package(âtrial1â²,â¦.)â
> >>> Execution halted
> >>> ERROR: loading failed
> >>>
> >>> What I have missed in this process? Can you please help me how to
> >>> solve this issue?
> >>
> >> You haven't done the manual changes required between steps 2 and 3.
> >> package.skeleton() creates the skeleton of a package; you run it once
> as
> >> you are starting development, the do a lot of manual updates, described
> on
> >> the ?package.skeleton help page, and in the âRead-and-delete-meâ file.
> >> Once those are done, step 3 should succeed.
> >>
> >> Duncan Murdoch
> >>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> PS: I am sorry I missplet 'Program Files'. Thanks Prof. Ripley for this
> >>> pointer.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Prof Brian Ripley
> >>> <rip...@stats.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>> > On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Nipesh Bajaj wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> I have been struggling for last one hour but not yet any through.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> However again I recreate the package.skeleton and run R CMD check
> >>> >> trial3
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Here are the errors:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> warning in dir.create(pkgoutdir, mode = "0755"):
> >>> >> cannot create dir 'c:\Program files\R\R-2.13.0\bin\trial3.Rcheck',
> >>> >> reason .................
> >>> >> Error in printLog(Log, "", text, "\n"): object 'Log' not found
> >>> >> Execution haulted
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Why I am getting this error? what is that "Log". I will really
> >>> >> appreciate if somebody please help me to figure out.
> >>> >
> >>> > R CMD check writes a (in your case) trial3.Rcheck directory, and in
> >>> > there in
> >>> > file 00check.log a copy of the log. If it cannot create
> trial3.Rcheck
> >>> > it
> >>> > cannot write the log.
> >>> >
> >>> > I would be surprised that even on Windows Vista the message was
> >>> > literally
> >>> >
> >>> >> reason .................
> >>> >
> >>> > but if it was, blame Microsoft for their error messages.
> >>> > But
> >>> >>
> >>> >> cannot create dir 'c:\Program files\R\R-2.13.0\bin\trial3.Rcheck',
> >>> >
> >>> > is clear enough. You need to run 'R CMD check' in your user area.
> >>> > In case you did this because that is where you though 'R' was, it is
> >>> > not the
> >>> > correct R.exe. You may need to add
> >>> >
> >>> > c:\Program Files\R\R-2.13.0\bin\i386
> >>> >
> >>> > (assuming 32-bit R) to your path.
> >>> >
> >>> > However, your use of e.g. 'Program files' suggests you are not
> >>> > accurately
> >>> > transmitting the messages you got.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Thanks,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 1:20 AM, Nipesh Bajaj<bajaj141...@gmail.com
> >
> >>> >> wrote:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Actually partly I followed. Here is the more details what I have
> done
> >>> >>> so
> >>> >>> far:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> 1. Edit the help file skeletons in 'man', possibly combining help
> >>> >>> files for multiple functions.
> >>> >>> I have modified with following:
> >>> >>> \name{fn1}
> >>> >>> \alias{fn1}
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> \title{
> >>> >>> A function.
> >>> >>> }
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> \description{
> >>> >>> A function.
> >>> >>> }
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> \usage{
> >>> >>> A function.
> >>> >>> }
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> \arguments{
> >>> >>> A function.
> >>> >>> }
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> \value{
> >>> >>> A function.
> >>> >>> }
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> \author{
> >>> >>> \bold{Me}
> >>> >>> \cr
> >>> >>> \email{m...@me.com}
> >>> >>> }
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> 2. Edit the exports in 'NAMESPACE', and add necessary imports.
> >>> >>> Actually I really do not know what I would do here. In the
> >>> >>> corresponding file, only "exportPattern("^[[:alpha:]]+")" is
> there.
> >>> >>> Therefore I put that unaltered.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> 3. Put any C/C++/Fortran code in 'src'.
> >>> >>> I do not have any such code
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> 4. If you have compiled code, add a useDynLib() directive to
> >>> >>> 'NAMESPACE'.
> >>> >>> Again I do not know what to do, so ingored this step.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> 5. Run R CMD build to build the package tarball.
> >>> >>> * Run R CMD check to check the package tarball.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> I did not follow this step exactly. What I done is, put 'trial3'
> >>> >>> folder in R/R-2.13.0bin folder (after above modification), from
> the
> >>> >>> R-working folder. Then just run R CMD INSTALL trial3. However
> >>> >>> previously with this job, I could create package effectively.
> After
> >>> >>> updating R to the current version my problem starts.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Those are not sufficient?
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Thanks,
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 1:09 AM, Duncan
> >>> >>> Murdoch<murdoch.dun...@gmail.com>
> >>> >>> wrote:
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> On 11-05-31 3:36 PM, Nipesh Bajaj wrote:
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> Dear all, I am having a strage problem while I was trying to
> build
> >>> >>>>> a
> >>> >>>>> package. Here is my package skeleton:
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> fn1<- Vectorize(function(x,y,z) {
> >>> >>>>> return(x + y +z)
> >>> >>>>> }, vectorize.args = c("x"), SIMPLIFY = TRUE)
> >>> >>>>> package.skeleton("trial3",namespace = TRUE)
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> Did you follow the instructions that package.skeleton printed?
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> Duncan Murdoch
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> However when I tun "R CMD INSTALL trial3" in CMD, the execution
> >>> >>>>> stopped with following message:
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> *** installing help indices
> >>> >>>>> ** building package indices...
> >>> >>>>> ** testing if install package can be loaded
> >>> >>>>> Error: unexpected symbol in
> >>> >>>>> "tools:::test_load_package(.............."
> >>> >>>>> Execution haulted
> >>> >>>>> ERROR: loading failed.............
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> I am using R 2.13.0 in Vista with latest Rtools installed. Can
> >>> >>>>> somebody guide me where I have done wrong?
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>> >>>>>
> >>> >>>>> ______________________________________________
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> code.
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ______________________________________________
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> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Brian D. Ripley, rip...@stats.ox.ac.uk
> >>> > Professor of Applied Statistics,
> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
> >>> > University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self)
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> >>
> >>
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