[R] Compilation error with maptools

[Jean Eid]

Uwe Dippel <udippel <at> uniten.edu.my> writes:

> 
> I had downloaded and installed a number of packages, successfully, when 
> I ran into some problem with maptools: It would eat up CPU and most of 
> all memory.
> I rebooted, and tried again, only running the terminal after the reboot; 
> with the same result:
> 
> " sp2WB text html latex example
> sp2tmap text html latex example
> spCbind-methods text html latex example
> Out of memory!
> ERROR: building help failed for package ‘maptools’
> * Removing ‘/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/maptools’
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> ‘/tmp/RtmpG9Vj1D/downloaded_packages’
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("maptools") :
> installation of package 'maptools' had non-zero exit status"
> 
> I did install it then, using
> sudo apt-get install r-cran-maptools
> without problem; it also works.
> 
> (I am on Ubuntu Karmic; sp and Hmisc, however, install without any problem.)
> 
> My RAM is 4GB, my swap likewise.
> 
> Uwe
> 
> Uwe
> 
> 


I just run into this problem. The issue is with the help file for spRbind
particularly the code in the \note{...} I just took out the \enumerate and \item
commands so typeset the note without the "original formating" and it will
install fine. I do not know much of .Rd files but I know latex and I do not see
why latex would have issue with the original code. If you want to get maptools
working download it to your current directory 
download.packages("maptools", ".")
go to your surrent directory and untar the file 
tar xzf maptools... 
cd maptools/man
and replace the code of the note with  


\note{
In addition to the \code{spRbind}-methods, there are also 
\code{rbind}-methods for Spatial* objects. The differences are:


\code{spRbind}-methods can bind 2 objects, whereas \code{rbind}-methods 
     can bind multiple object


   some \code{rbind} can accept objects with duplicated IDs, for all 
     \code{spRbind}-methods these have to be modified explicitly, e.g. by 
     calling \code{\link[sp]{spChFIDs-methods}}
}



save the file and go back to your directory where you saved maptools (cd ../../)
and issue a 

R CMD INSTALL maptools 


This should install it without problems and you will not lose any information
from the help files,

Hope this helps