Still I am struggling to get some inputs from the experts here :(
Definitely We can shere our experiences once I am done (really, it
seems to me very hard nut to crack!) I strongly feel that related
documentations should be more Statistician-friendly, than some Engg.
guys
Thanks,
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 2:55 AM, steven mosher <mosherste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 –binary 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 –binary trial1
>> >>>
>> >>> This process halted with following error:
>> >>> Error: unexpected symbol in “tools:::.test_load_package(‘trial1′,….)”
>> >>> 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 ‘Read-and-delete-me’ 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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>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>
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>> >>> > --
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>> >>> > Professor of Applied Statistics,
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