Re: [Rd] Problem installing from source: no CONTENTS files

2006-01-09 Thread Mark.Bravington
> Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This will only happen if you installed R without HTML help > and then install a package *with* HTML help *and* do so into > a non-standard directory. That seems an arcane thing to do: > why do you want HTML help for some packages and not

Re: [Rd] Problem installing from source: no CONTENTS files

2006-01-09 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
This will only happen if you installed R without HTML help and then install a package *with* HTML help *and* do so into a non-standard directory. That seems an arcane thing to do: why do you want HTML help for some packages and not others? You will end up with a partially functional system.

[Rd] Problem installing from source: no CONTENTS files

2006-01-08 Thread Mark.Bravington
I've just had the error below while trying to install a package from source under R2.2.1 and Windows XP. I recall encountering this sporadically in the past. It is a pretty confusing message and took me quite some time to figure out; I've seen queries about it on the R site search, but couldn't fin