This is how strange? How and from where I would know that I need to install something pdflatex separately? Can you point some legitimate link which says I need to install that (like Rtools?) Even this link 'http://www.math.rug.nl/~trentelman/jacob/pdflatex/pdflatex.html' do not provide any download link.
This is my entire PATH variable in wondows (is anything less here?) C:\Rtools\bin;C:\Rtools\perl\bin;C:\Rtools\MinGW\bin;C:\Program Files\R\R-2.13.0\bin\i386;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;%GTK_BASEPATH%\bin;%systemroot%\system32;%systemroot%;%systemroot%\system32\wbem;c:\program files\common files\roxio shared\10.0\dllshared\;C:\Program Files\MATLAB71\bin\win32;C:\LINGO10\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin;C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\ Where it is incomplete? All people keep on saying I-need-to-do-something, I-need-to-do-something, I-need-to-do-something............ but pathetic to see anybody has been able to point specifically I-NEED-TO-DO-WHAT-THING. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Sarah Goslee <sarah.gos...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't use windows, but this error message you report: >>>> Error in texi2dvi("Rd2.tex", pdf = (out_ext == "pdf"), quiet = FALSE, : >>>> pdflatex is not available >>>> Error in running tools:: texi2dvi > > strongly indicates that you need to install pdflatex, don't you think? > > If you don't have non-R code (c or fortran) you can probably get away > without having the MinGW compiler tools, but you do need the rest of > the things listed in the admin manual as required for building > packages: > http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#The-Windows-toolset > > In addition, googling for "building R packages on Windows" turns up > very many detailed guides for going through the process, including > discussions of what additional software you need and how to install > it. > > Sarah > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Nipesh Bajaj <bajaj141...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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, >>>> > -- > Sarah Goslee > http://www.functionaldiversity.org > ______________________________________________ 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.