I appreciate all your help.
 
But I think it is not fair to blame me for not knowing enough about R. 
 
You kept telling me to read the R installation manual, and I have read it 
through for several times and it is not easy for a beginner. It is even hard 
for a windows user since the whole manual is not quite windows-friendly. In the 
manual, everything explained in very detail for unix-like command, but every 
limited explanation for windows user. I think it would be a lot easier for me 
to grab a unix system even I know nothing about unix now, since the manual is 
so in detail for unix. The same issue in your responses. This is fine that you 
only provide help for non-windows users, but you should let me know about this 
so I would not "persist in multiple departures".
 
Anyway, there are so many windows users. 


________________________________
From: David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net>

Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex


On Feb 23, 2012, at 11:54 AM, zheng wei wrote:

> You can tell me what do you mean by add R's bin directory to path.

I think you will find that the R experts expect users to have a higher level of 
knowledge about your system's workings than you are displaying. Here you are 
apparently asking them to give  step by step education about how to do a basic 
Windows software management task. That' not what R-help offers. You could ask 
this sort of question on a Windows help forum .... or get yourself a book ..... 
or read the MS documentation.

I'm not a Windows user so don't ask me.

And you really should read the Posting Guide more carefully. You persist in 
multiple departures from its requested posting style.

--David.

> 
> Thanks
> 
> From: Uwe Ligges <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>

> Cc: David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net>; "r-help@r-project.org" 
> <r-help@r-project.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> 
> I give up.
> 
> Uwe Ligges
> 
> 
> 
> On 23.02.2012 15:01, zheng wei wrote:
> > Thanks.
> >
> > I do not understand item 2, what do you mean by add R's bin directory to 
> > path?
> >
> > While directly use to c:\temp and type the commands, it says 'R' is not 
> > recognized as an internal or external command.
> >
> > While I use previous approach by going into the bin directory and type R 
> > CMD INSTALL "c:/temp/Rcplex", it told me that configuration failed for 
> > package 'Rcplex'
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Uwe Ligges<lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>

> > Cc: David Winsemius<dwinsem...@comcast.net>; 
> > "r-help@r-project.org"<r-help@r-project.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> >
> >
> >
> > On 22.02.2012 21:04, zheng wei wrote:
> >> Based on my understanding of the manual, I moved upziped the file and put 
> >> the folder of Rcplex under the directory of c:/temp
> >> Then I use cmd under windows to go to the director of C:\Program
> >> Files\R\R-2.13.0\bin, where my R is installed
> >> and typed R CMD INSTALL
> >> "c:/temp/Rcplex"
> >
> > I'd
> >
> > 1. install a recent version of R
> >
> > 2. add R's bin directory to the PATH and go to c:\temp and say
> >
> > R CMD build Rcplex
> >
> > followed by
> >
> > R CMD INSTALL Rcplex_version.tar.gz
> >
> >
> > 3. When it fails, I'd try to find out if the ERROR message is helpful.
> >
> > 4. If 3 fails, I'd ask the maintainer for help - including relevant
> > information, like the error message, install paths, version information etc.
> >
> >
> > Uwe Ligges
> >
> >
> >
> >> I got the error of configuration failed for package "Rcplex"
> >>
> >> Any idea?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>    From: Uwe Ligges<lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>

> >> Cc: David Winsemius<dwinsem...@comcast.net>; 
> >> "r-help@r-project.org"<r-help@r-project.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:04 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22.02.2012 03:33, zheng wei wrote:
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> I was just reminded by the tech support in my university that cplex is an 
> >>> independent software owned by ILOG, which in turn is now owned by IBM. I 
> >>> suceeded in installing the software cplex under the directory of 
> >>> "C:/Program Files/IBM/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio_Academic124/cplex"
> >>> I guess Rcplex is an R package to utilize the software cplex. I have 
> >>> changed the path "/c/ilog/cplex111" to the above path. My question is how 
> >>> to finally and effectively install the package of Rcplex?
> >>
> >> You have been asked alreeady to read the R Installation and
> >> Administration manual.
> >>
> >> Uwe Ligges
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Wei
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: Uwe Ligges<lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>

> >>> Cc: David Winsemius<dwinsem...@comcast.net>; 
> >>> "r-help@r-project.org"<r-help@r-project.org>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 2:14 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 21.02.2012 19:57, zheng wei wrote:
> >>>> Thank you both for helping. Still could not figure out.
> >>>>
> >>>> I was contacting different supporting IT departments in my university 
> >>>> but did not get any help.
> >>>>
> >>>> For the moment, I just want to what does the instruction of the package 
> >>>> means. You could find this instruction on page 
> >>>> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Rcplex/INSTALL
> >>>>        
> >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> ***WINDOWS***
> >>>> Installation on Windows systems is done by using the provided
> >>>> Makevars.win file in the src directory. It contains the following
> >>>> lines:
> >>>> PKG_CPPFLAGS=-I<CPLEX_DIR>/include
> >>>> PKG_LIBS=-L<CPLEX_DIR>/lib/x86_windows_vs2008/stat_mda -lcplex111 -lm
> >>>> where<cplex_dir>    is the cplex installation directory
> >>>> e.g. /c/ilog/cplex111. Please edit your Makevars.win file accordingly.
> >>>> We have successfully tested this procedure with CPLEX 11.1 on 32-bit
> >>>> Windows XP.
> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I can find the file and see the codes. But what new path should I put, 
> >>>> and what to do next?
> >>>
> >>> The path to your CPLEX installation?
> >>>
> >>> Uwe Ligges
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Wei
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> From: Uwe Ligges<lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> >>>> To: David Winsemius<dwinsem...@comcast.net>

@r-project.org>
> >>>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:01 AM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 20.02.2012 01:54, David Winsemius wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Feb 19, 2012, at 7:45 PM, zheng wei wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I did not know this before. I installed it as you suggested. what to
> >>>>>> do next?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Read the Installation Manual?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> And don't forget this is a source package for which no CRAN Windows
> >>>> binary exists, hence it may be not that straightforward to get it done
> >>>> and you wil have to read the INSTALL file from the source package 
> >>>> carefully.
> >>>>
> >>>> Uwe Ligges
> 
> 

David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT
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