[R] installing the package Rcplex

William Dunlap wdunlap at tibco.com
Fri Feb 24 03:19:21 CET 2012 

One way to set PATH on Windows is to fire up a cmd.exe ("Command Prompt") window
and type something like
  set PATH=e:\Rtools-2.13\bin;e:\Rtools-2.13\MinGW\bin;%PATH%;e:\Program Files\R\R-2.14.1\bin
Change it to reflect where you put R and Rtools.  I put mine in
  e:\Program Files\R\R-2.14.1
and
  e:\Rtools-2.13
respectively.  While in that cmd.exe window you should be able to use
  R CMD INSTALL yourPackage
There are some other 3rd party things like MikTeX that might be nice
to install and have in your path also.

You can also alter PATH by right-clicking on My Computer and selecting
Properties...\Advanced\Environment Variables.  Changes there affect
all future runs of programs.

Bill Dunlap
Spotfire, TIBCO Software
wdunlap tibco.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of zheng wei
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:48 PM
> To: David Winsemius
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> 
> I appreciate all your help.
> 
> But I think it is not fair to blame me for not knowing enough about R.
> 
> You kept telling me to read the R installation manual, and I have read it through for several times
> and it is not easy for a beginner. It is even hard for a windows user since the whole manual is not
> quite windows-friendly. In the manual, everything explained in very detail for unix-like command, but
> every limited explanation for windows user. I think it would be a lot easier for me to grab a unix
> system even I know nothing about unix now, since the manual is so in detail for unix. The same issue
> in your responses. This is fine that you only provide help for non-windows users, but you should let
> me know about this so I would not "persist in multiple departures".
> 
> Anyway, there are so many windows users.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
> 
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> 
> 
> On Feb 23, 2012, at 11:54 AM, zheng wei wrote:
> 
> > You can tell me what do you mean by add R's bin directory to path.
> 
> I think you will find that the R experts expect users to have a higher level of knowledge about your
> system's workings than you are displaying. Here you are apparently asking them to give  step by step
> education about how to do a basic Windows software management task. That' not what R-help offers. You
> could ask this sort of question on a Windows help forum .... or get yourself a book ..... or read the
> MS documentation.
> 
> I'm not a Windows user so don't ask me.
> 
> And you really should read the Posting Guide more carefully. You persist in multiple departures from
> its requested posting style.
> 
> --David.
> 
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > From: Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> 
> > Cc: David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>; "r-help at r-project.org" <r-help at r-project.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> >
> > I give up.
> >
> > Uwe Ligges
> >
> >
> >
> > On 23.02.2012 15:01, zheng wei wrote:
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > I do not understand item 2, what do you mean by add R's bin directory to path?
> > >
> > > While directly use to c:\temp and type the commands, it says 'R' is not recognized as an internal
> or external command.
> > >
> > > While I use previous approach by going into the bin directory and type R CMD INSTALL
> "c:/temp/Rcplex", it told me that configuration failed for package 'Rcplex'
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >  From: Uwe Ligges<ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> 
> > > Cc: David Winsemius<dwinsemius at comcast.net>; "r-help at r-project.org"<r-help at r-project.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:07 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 22.02.2012 21:04, zheng wei wrote:
> > >> Based on my understanding of the manual, I moved upziped the file and put the folder of Rcplex
> under the directory of c:/temp
> > >> Then I use cmd under windows to go to the director of C:\Program
> > >> Files\R\R-2.13.0\bin, where my R is installed
> > >> and typed R CMD INSTALL
> > >> "c:/temp/Rcplex"
> > >
> > > I'd
> > >
> > > 1. install a recent version of R
> > >
> > > 2. add R's bin directory to the PATH and go to c:\temp and say
> > >
> > > R CMD build Rcplex
> > >
> > > followed by
> > >
> > > R CMD INSTALL Rcplex_version.tar.gz
> > >
> > >
> > > 3. When it fails, I'd try to find out if the ERROR message is helpful.
> > >
> > > 4. If 3 fails, I'd ask the maintainer for help - including relevant
> > > information, like the error message, install paths, version information etc.
> > >
> > >
> > > Uwe Ligges
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> I got the error of configuration failed for package "Rcplex"
> > >>
> > >> Any idea?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ________________________________
> > >>    From: Uwe Ligges<ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> 
> > >> Cc: David Winsemius<dwinsemius at comcast.net>; "r-help at r-project.org"<r-help at r-project.org>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:04 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 22.02.2012 03:33, zheng wei wrote:
> > >>> Thanks.
> > >>>
> > >>> I was just reminded by the tech support in my university that cplex is an independent software
> owned by ILOG, which in turn is now owned by IBM. I suceeded in installing the software cplex under
> the directory of "C:/Program Files/IBM/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio_Academic124/cplex"
> > >>> I guess Rcplex is an R package to utilize the software cplex. I have changed the path
> "/c/ilog/cplex111" to the above path. My question is how to finally and effectively install the
> package of Rcplex?
> > >>
> > >> You have been asked alreeady to read the R Installation and
> > >> Administration manual.
> > >>
> > >> Uwe Ligges
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>> Wei
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> ________________________________
> > >>> From: Uwe Ligges<ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> 
> > >>> Cc: David Winsemius<dwinsemius at comcast.net>; "r-help at r-project.org"<r-help at r-project.org>
> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 2:14 PM
> > >>> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 21.02.2012 19:57, zheng wei wrote:
> > >>>> Thank you both for helping. Still could not figure out.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I was contacting different supporting IT departments in my university but did not get any help.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> For the moment, I just want to what does the instruction of the package means. You could find
> this instruction on page http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Rcplex/INSTALL
> > >>>>        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> > >>>> ***WINDOWS***
> > >>>> Installation on Windows systems is done by using the provided
> > >>>> Makevars.win file in the src directory. It contains the following
> > >>>> lines:
> > >>>> PKG_CPPFLAGS=-I<CPLEX_DIR>/include
> > >>>> PKG_LIBS=-L<CPLEX_DIR>/lib/x86_windows_vs2008/stat_mda -lcplex111 -lm
> > >>>> where<cplex_dir>    is the cplex installation directory
> > >>>> e.g. /c/ilog/cplex111. Please edit your Makevars.win file accordingly.
> > >>>> We have successfully tested this procedure with CPLEX 11.1 on 32-bit
> > >>>> Windows XP.
> > >>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I can find the file and see the codes. But what new path should I put, and what to do next?
> > >>>
> > >>> The path to your CPLEX installation?
> > >>>
> > >>> Uwe Ligges
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks,
> > >>>> Wei
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> ________________________________
> > >>>> From: Uwe Ligges<ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>
> > >>>> To: David Winsemius<dwinsemius at comcast.net>
> 
> @r-project.org>
> > >>>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:01 AM
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [R] installing the package Rcplex
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 20.02.2012 01:54, David Winsemius wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Feb 19, 2012, at 7:45 PM, zheng wei wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> I did not know this before. I installed it as you suggested. what to
> > >>>>>> do next?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Read the Installation Manual?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> And don't forget this is a source package for which no CRAN Windows
> > >>>> binary exists, hence it may be not that straightforward to get it done
> > >>>> and you wil have to read the INSTALL file from the source package carefully.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Uwe Ligges
> >
> >
> 
> David Winsemius, MD
> West Hartford, CT
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