[R] Problems with R package building

[Pascal Oettli]

Hi,

Did you run "R CMD build test1pkg" in a command prompt window?

Regards,
Pascal


On 20/06/13 17:01, jpm miao wrote:
> Hi,
>
>     Following your advice, I install R tools from
> http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/
> Rtools215.exe <http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/Rtools215.exe>
>
>     Files are automatically installed here:
> C:\Rtools
>
> I run the code again and get the message
>
> Creating directories ...
> Error in package.skeleton(list = c("f", "g", "d", "e"), name = "test1pkg",
>   :
>    directory 'D:/R/pkgtest/test1pkg' already exists
>> R CMD build test1pkg
> Error: unexpected symbol in "R CMD"
>
>     Is there anything else I need to do ?
>
> Miao
>
>
>
> 2013/6/14 Michael Weylandt <michael.weylandt at gmail.com>
>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 14, 2013, at 7:18, jpm miao <miaojpm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>   I try to build a toy package by running the following codes in an R
>>> program
>>>
>>> require(stats)
>>> f <- function(x,y) x+y
>>> g <- function(x,y) x-y
>>> d <- data.frame(a=1, b=2)
>>> e <- rnorm(1000)
>>> package.skeleton(list=c("f","g","d","e"), name="test1pkg",
>>> path="D:/R/pkgtest")
>>>
>>>    Then the program runs smoothly
>>>
>>> Creating directories ...
>>> Creating DESCRIPTION ...
>>> Creating NAMESPACE ...
>>> Creating Read-and-delete-me ...
>>> Saving functions and data ...
>>> Making help files ...
>>> Done.
>>> Further steps are described in
>> 'D:/R/pkgtest/test1pkg/Read-and-delete-me'.
>>>
>>>     Since it is a test, I skip all the documentation work and then type
>>> this line:
>>>
>>>> R CMD build test1pkg
>>> Error: unexpected symbol in "R CMD"
>>>
>>>    I check on the web about the error message. It's said that the command
>>> should be typed in a DOS window (command prompt window?). However it does
>>> not work  in my DOS window either. Could someone tell me how to process
>> the
>>> package building process?
>>>
>>
>> Have you installed the Windows Rtools from CRAN and made sure your PATH is
>> set properly?
>>
>> MW
>>
>>
>>>    Thanks,
>>>
>>> Miao
>>>
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