I finally got R CMD install and R CMD check working on Vista:
1. put both R and the package source in the %userprofile% tree, i.e.
in C:\Users\yourName or below. During installation setup of R the
Select Destination Location screen lets you specify this.
2. The environment variable tmpdir should
Has anyone successfully used Rcmd install or Rcmd check on
Windows Vista? I have been successfully been running R itself,
just not Rcmd install and Rcmd check.
Rcmd check fails, the Ryacas.Rcheck it creates is
read-only, I don't have permission to delete it and I have
to reset the permissions on
