Dear Duncan
On my home computer I was able to use install.packages("RGoogleDocs", repos
= "http://www.omegahat.org/R";)
But, alas it would not read the data in the spreadsheet. It went back to its
nasty ways
Error in !includeEmpty : invalid argument type
That is what I was getting with version 0.2-1.You then sent me link to 0.2-2
(in source code) which is what worked.
Is it possible that that the windows binary version you put in omegahat was
0.2-1 and not 0.2-2?
I did not know how to tell what version had been installed.
Farrel Buchinsky
Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 22:53, Duncan Temple Lang <dun...@wald.ucdavis.edu>wrote:
>
>
> Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
>
> > ........
>
> Boy oh boy that process of getting source to binary was super painful. Now
>> that I have the package as binary I can share the whole folder with my
>> coworker and she is able to use RGoogleDocs. I intend to use the same
>> process for the other two windows machines that I use. I really do not
>> want
>> to go through the same installation and path hassles all over again.
>>
>> Should I post my directory containing the binary files somewhere so that
>> others do not have to experience pain. Does etiquette dictate that I
>> should
>> post the directory to help other or does etiquette dictate that it is
>> Duncan
>> Temple Lang's code and thus it his prerogative to distribute his work as
>> he
>> wishes?
>>
>
> Etiquette is one thing and the license another.
> Both encourage you to help others and make the
> binary available to others.
> And indeed, I hope that Windows users do build binaries
> for others and remove the additional work from those
> who provide the software in the first place.
>
> Having seen this thread today, I did put a binary
> version of RGoogleDocs on the Omegahat repository
> so
>
> install.packages("RGoogleDocs", repos = "http://www.omegahat.org/R";)
>
> should install it and, if I had had time earlier, saved you the hardship
> of building the binary. Sorry to do it so soon after.
>
> D.
>
>
>
>
>
>> Farrel Buchinsky
>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:59, Farrel Buchinsky <fjb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Does changing the path in Windows work in real time or does one need to
>>> restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:04, Gabor Grothendieck <
>>> ggrothendi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> Its safer just to temporarily add it to your path.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately Rtools has a find command that conflicts with
>>>> the find command in Windows so if you add the Rtools
>>>> bin directory to your path permanently then you could
>>>> find other programs stop working. That actually happened
>>>> to me once and it took the longest time until I discovered
>>>> that Rtools was the culprit.
>>>>
>>>> If you follow the advice I gave you normally won't have
>>>> that problem.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Duncan Murdoch<murd...@stats.uwo.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 08/07/2009 10:13 AM, Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Forgive my naivte, but how do I make windows find tar. In other words
>>>>>>
>>>>> from
>>>>
>>>>> where do I issue the command and what is the command.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You need to install the toolset, and let the installer set your path.
>>>>>
>>>>> Duncan Murdoch
>>>>>
>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:09, Duncan Murdoch <murd...@stats.uwo.ca>
>>>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 08/07/2009 10:02 AM, Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have previously read "R Installation and Administration". I read
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> it
>>>>
>>>>> again. It does not help me
>>>>>>>> The relevant paragraph is below. But I need lower level
>>>>>>>> instructions.
>>>>>>>> Where
>>>>>>>> can I find them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Follow the link. If Windows can't find tar, your toolset is
>>>>>>> installed
>>>>>>> incorrectly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Duncan Murdoch
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> R CMD INSTALL works in Windows to install source packages if you
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> source-code package files (option Source Package Installation
>>>>>>>> Files
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> in
>>>>
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> installer) and toolset (see The Windows
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> toolset<file:///C:/Program%20Files/R/R-2.9.1/doc/manual/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset>)
>>>>
>>>>> installed. Installation of binary packages must be done by
>>>>>>>> install.packages
>>>>>>>> . R CMD INSTALL --help will tell you the current options under
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows
>>>>
>>>>> (which differ from those on a Unix-alike): in particular there is a
>>>>>>>> choice
>>>>>>>> of the types of documentation to be installed.
>>>>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>>>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2009/6/19 Uwe Ligges <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> See the manual "R Installation and Administration" for information
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> to install source packages on Windows.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Uwe Ligges
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> After issuing tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gzI am getting an
>>>>>>>>> error
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>> 'tar' is not recongnized as an internal or external command,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> operable
>>>>
>>>>> program or batch file.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Should I use my 7-zip to open up the archive?
>>>>>>>>>> Where should I be doing this? For instance can I do it all in my
>>>>>>>>>> download directory or should I do it in C:\Program
>>>>>>>>>> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library or should I manually create C:\Program
>>>>>>>>>> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library\RGoogleDocs and do it all there or will
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> Rcmd
>>>>>>>>>> INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz command do that for me.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yes, you assumed correctly. I am using Windows XP.
>>>>>>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>>>>>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 20:17, Gabor Grothendieck
>>>>>>>>>> <ggrothendi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have haven't neen following this thread but:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is a source distribution (as
>>>>>>>>>>> opposed to built source) then the first line renames it so
>>>>>>>>>>> that its not the same name as the built file about to be created.
>>>>>>>>>>> The second line detars it into the RGoogleDocs directory. The
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> third
>>>>
>>>>> builds
>>>>>>>>>>> the built source file, RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz. The fourth
>>>>>>>>>>> installs the built source file into R. I've assumed Windows.
>>>>>>>>>>> If you are on Linux replace rename with mv.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> rename RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>>>> tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs
>>>>>>>>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 2. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is already a built source file
>>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>> can just issue the last of the above lines and don't need
>>>>>>>>>>> the others.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Farrel Buchinsky<
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> fjb...@gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What do you mean by "cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs"
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you mean the directory where I downloaded the
>>>>>>>>>>>> RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>>>>> to? Or do you mean that I must create a directory called
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> RGoogleDocs
>>>>
>>>>> under
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Library and then change to that directory?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>>>>>>>>>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 22:16, Gabor Grothendieck <
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ggrothendi...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Finally enter into the Windows console:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> except replace RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz with the filename
>>>>>>>>>>>>> created by the build.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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