[R] write R extenesion issue

[Peter Dalgaard]

jiesheng zhang <jiesheng at bioteam.net> writes:

> I found my attachment was discarded.
> My R package structure lis listed here
> -----------------------------
> btRRTest
> 	DESCRIPTION
> 		Package: btRRTest
> 		Version: 0.0.1
> 		Date: 2005-10-15
> 		Title: a test remote R exeuction
> 		Author: jiesheng at bioteam.net
> 		Maintainer: jason zhang<jiesheng at bioteam.net>
> 		Depends: R (>= 1.8.0)
> 		Description: the remote execution of R call
> 		License: GPL version 2
> 		URL: http://www.bioteam.net
> 		Built: R 2.1.1; i686-pc-linux-gnu; 2005-09-20 00:07:19; unix

I don't think you want to have a Built: field in a source package.
Apparently, you are getting the package installed as a binary package
even though it isn't.   

> 		Packaged: Sat Oct 15 23:42:11 2005; root
> 	INDEX
> 		btRRTestOut             serialize all
> 		btRRTestInt             unserialize all and execute
> 	R/btRRTest.R
> 		.First.lib <- function (lib, pkg)
> 		{
> 		    #library.dynam("btRRTest", pkg, lib)
> 		    print(c("first.lib", pkg, lib))
> 		}
> 
> 		btRRTestOut<-function(x)
> 		{
>          		#.Call("btRRTestOut", substitute(x), rho=sys.frame(-1), 
> PACKAGE="btRRTest");
>          		print("btRRTestOut");
> 		}
> 
> 		btRRTestIn<-function()
> 		{
>          		#.Call("btRRTestIn",  PACKAGE="btRRTest");
>          		print("btRRTestIn");
> 		}
> 
> ----------------------------
> 
> -jason
> 
> 
> jiesheng zhang wrote:
> > My package structure is very simple.
> > I attached it here.
> > Any help is appreciated.
> > -ason
> > 
> > jiesheng zhang wrote:
> >> Hi, all
> >> I am trying to write a R package. I was able to build and install the 
> >> package with no problem.
> >> However, I got this error when I try to load the library by calling 
> >> library("btRRTest");
> >> ------------------error message in loading---------
> >>  > library("btRRTest")
> >> Error in library("btRRTest") : 'btRRTest' is not a valid package -- 
> >> installed < 2.0.0?
> >> ---------------------------------
> >> --------build message-----------
> >> ason at jasonportal:~/tmp2> R CMD build --force btRRTest
> >> * checking for file 'btRRTest/DESCRIPTION' ... OK
> >> * preparing 'btRRTest':
> >> * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... OK
> >> * cleaning src
> >> * checking whether 'INDEX' is up-to-date ... NO
> >> * overwriting 'INDEX' as '--force' was given
> >> * removing junk files
> >> * checking for LF line-endings in source files
> >> * checking for empty directories
> >> * building 'btRRTest_0.0.1.tar.gz'
> >> ---------------------------------
> >> -------install message-------
> >> jasonportal:/home/jason/tmp2 # R CMD INSTALL btRRTest_0.0.1.tar.gz
> >> * Installing *binary* package 'btRRTest' ...
> >> * DONE (btRRTest)
> >> ----------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> Can anyone tell me what are the possible causes for this error? Where 
> >> should I start to look?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> -jason
> >>
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