your namespace probably contains: useDynLib(testS4)
but you don't have any compiled code... remove that line and everything will be fine. btw, if you're playing with S4, you must import 'methods' b On Mar 16, 2007, at 4:55 PM, cstrato wrote: > Dear all, > > Currently, I am trying to create a test package "testS4" using S4 > classes, > which I am attaching. > > Running R CMD check gives the following error: > > coeurebooks-computer:/Volumes/CoreData/CRAN cs$ R CMD check > testS4_0.1.1.tar.gz > * checking for working latex ...sh: line 1: latex: command not found > NO > * using log directory '/Volumes/CoreData/CRAN/testS4.Rcheck' > * using R version 2.5.0 Under development (unstable) (2007-02-26 > r40806) > * checking for file 'testS4/DESCRIPTION' ... OK > * this is package 'testS4' version '0.1.1' > * checking package dependencies ... OK > * checking if this is a source package ... OK > * checking whether package 'testS4' can be installed ... OK > * checking package directory ... OK > * checking for portable file names ... OK > * checking for sufficient/correct file permissions ... OK > * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK > * checking top-level files ... OK > * checking index information ... OK > * checking package subdirectories ... OK > * checking R files for non-ASCII characters ... OK > * checking R files for syntax errors ... OK > * checking whether the package can be loaded ... ERROR > Error in library.dynam(lib, package, package.lib) : > shared library 'testS4' not found > Error: package/namespace load failed for 'testS4' > Execution halted > > Can someone explain what this error means? > What is meant with "shared library"? > > For another test package I get the following error > coeurebooks-computer:/Volumes/CoreData/CRAN cs$ R CMD INSTALL -l ~/ > Library/R/library mytest_0.3.2.tar.gz > * Installing *source* package 'mytest' ... > ** R > ** save image > Error in setMethod("export", "derivedClass", export.derivedClass) : > no existing definition for function "export" > Error: unable to load R code in package 'mytest' > Execution halted > > This error is even more strange since I cannot reproduce it in the > attached package. > What may be the reason for this error? > > Thank you in advance. > Best regards > Christian > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > C.h.i.s.t.i.a.n S.t.r.a.t.o.w.a > V.i.e.n.n.a A.u.s.t.r.i.a > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > > <testS4_0.1.1.tar.gz> > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel