I got it working by typing a string in getdfv.Rd after \title{ \title{ getdf %% ~~function to do ... ~~ }
Strange why the skeleton would not do that given it did \name{getdfv} \alias{getdfv} Anyway, I'm happy now. Stephen Bond -----Original Message----- From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:15 PM To: Bond, Stephen Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] how to install a locally built package On 15.09.2011 17:47, Bond, Stephen wrote: > Uwe, > > That gave me the same error like CMD install >> install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source") > > install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source") > Loading required package: stats > Loading required package: utils > Loading required package: graphics > Loading required package: splines > * installing *source* package 'mypack' ... > ** R > ** preparing package for lazy loading > ** help > Warning: > C:/DOCUME~1/BondStep/LOCALS~1/Temp/Rtmpw5N7dm/R.INSTALL6ccc14e6/mypack/man/mypack-package.Rd:33: > All text must be in a section > *** installing help indices > Error in Rd_info(db[[i]]) : Rd files must have a non-empty \title. > See chapter 'Writing R documentation' in manual 'Writing R Extensions'. > * removing 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/library/mypack' > * restoring previous 'c:/PROGRA~1/R/R-212~1.1/library/mypack' > Warning message: > In install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = > "source") : > installation of package 'C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz' had non-zero exit > status > > is there a way to skip the Rd part? This is for private use only and there is > no help or data files. Then you have to delete the Rd file that has been generated by package.skeleton. Please read the manuals "Writing R Extensions" and "R Installation and Administration". Best, Uwe Ligges > Thank you. > > Stephen Bond > > -----Original Message----- > From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de] > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:43 AM > To: Bond, Stephen > Cc: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] how to install a locally built package > > > > On 15.09.2011 17:32, Bond, Stephen wrote: >> Hello useRs, >> >> I am trying to put my funcs in a package to avoid clutter in my workspace as >> the funcs are now in .Rprofile. >> All plain R code no compilations. Using win XP with a full cygwin install >> and R2.12 >> I first did >> >> package.skeleton("mypack",list="getdfv", namespace=T) # just a single func >> >> which created a folder with the required stuff in it. >> Calling R CMD build creates a tar.gz file with warnings about DOS paths. >> >> Trying to install from the R GUI complains >>> install.packages("mypack",repos="C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz") >> Warning: unable to access index for repository >> C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz/bin/windows/contrib/2.12 >> Warning message: >> In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) : >> package 'mypack' is not available > > > install.packages("C:/Temp/mypack_1.0.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source") > > seems to be what you want. > > Uwe Ligges > > >> putting the mypack folder in zip and then trying to install from the zip >> produces no error message but then >> >>> library("mypack") >> Error in library("mypack") : 'mypack' is not a valid installed package >> >> Just putting the folder in the library folder of R did not work either >> >> Finally >> R CMD Install complains about missing title in the Rd file. I do not have a >> Rd file as the skeleton did not create it. >> >> Please, advise how to make simple R code available to be called without >> showing in ls() >> >> Thank you. >> Stephen Bond >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. ______________________________________________ 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.