[R] Problems installing GammaTest

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Martin Efferz wrote:

> how to install the GammaTest package under WindowsVista? Only source code
> available, no binaries.
>
> Have tried R CMD INSTALL. The error message is:
>
> ----------- Making package GammaTest --------------------
> adding build stamp to DESCRIPTION
> making DLL .
> gcc.exe: installation problem, cannot exec 'cc1': No such file or directory

Please do read the R-admin manual and see what it says about compilers and 
Vista.  You haven't told us your version of R (as the posting guide asked 
you to)!  Look at the R-patched version at

https://svn.r-project.org/R/branches/R-2-5-branch/doc/manual/R-admin.texi

(and search for 'Vista') for recent information for R 2.5.x, or use the 
version in R 2.6.0 RC if you are using that.

> Have installed MinGW and set the path properly.

But as 'cc1.exe' is not on the path that cannot be true.

> Can someone provide the windows binaries for that package?

They are not distributed for a very good reason, and it seems you have not 
bothered to look at the repository to see why:

http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.5/@ReadMe
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/checkSummaryWin.html

You could make use of Uwe Ligges' autobuilder to make a binary for 
yourself: again see the R-admin manual for details.

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